LatinNews Daily - 05 August 2010

Mexico: On 3 August, the US government re-opened its consulate in Ciudad Juárez following its closure on 30 July due to a “threat". No further details were given about the threat but P J Crowley, the State Department spokesman, announced that the consulate had been closed while its security system was revised. The city, which borders Texas, has the highest incidence of drug-related crime in Mexico. Three people connected with the consulate were assassinated in March this year.