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US Closes Consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez

   VOA News 30 July 2010

   The  United States has closed its consulate in the Mexican border city
   Ciudad Juarez for a security evaluation, three months after drug gangs
   killed three people linked to the diplomatic post.
   The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City warned U.S. citizens Thursday to avoid
   the  area  around  the consulate until it reopens.  The statement did
   not say when the consulate would resume operations.
   Ciudad  Juarez,  across  the  U.S.  border  from  El  Paso,  Texas, is
   considered   Mexico's   most  violent  city  because  of  drug-related
   violence.   Thousands  of  people have been killed in the border town
   since 2009.
   The U.S. State Department has warned U.S. citizens to exercise extreme
   caution  when  traveling  in Ciudad Juarez and other parts of northern
   Mexico.
   The  U.S  Embassy says it will reschedule appointments canceled due to
   the closing of the consulate.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

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