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The gate at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey was pockmarked with bullet holes Monday, a day after assailants shot at the building and threw a grenade that failed to explode. No one was injured.

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A bullet hole can be seen in the fence surrounding the US consulate building in Monterrey, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. The consulate issued a statement saying that two men fired several shots at the building and threw a grenade that failed to explode...