US Embassy in Mexico says bomb damages outside of consulate in north Mexico, but no injuries

Bomb damages US consulate in Mexico; no injuries

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Embassy in Mexico says a bomb damaged the outside of the U.S. consulate in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, but there are no injuries.

Claude Young, a spokesman at the embasasy in Mexico City, says the explosive device was thrown over the consulate’s wall Saturday.