The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a security alert for the city of Nogales, Sonora on Saturday, which appeared to be ongoing on Tuesday.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico restricted U.S. government activities in Nogales, Sonora, to “essential movement during daylight hours only.”
They advised U.S. citizens to exercise increased caution in the Mexican city on the border with Arizona due to “threat information.”
The U.S. State Department did not specify details about the threat in response to an inquiry from KJZZ.
Security officials in the state of Sonora said U.S. consular representatives confirmed to them that they had issued the alert, but did not detail the supposed threat.
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Late last month, U.S. consular activities were suspended in the Mexican border city of Mexicali, west of Yuma, Arizona. That alert also appears to still be active, according to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico’s alerts page.
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