Article: Mexican Consulate in N.Y. is attacked

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two improvised explosives were thrown into the back of the Mexican Consulate building early Friday, causing small explosions that blew out some windows. No injuries were reported.

Police believe someone on a bicycle threw the devices -- made from replica grenades packed with explosive powder -- at 3 a.m., New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.

The commissioner said witnesses reported seeing someone on a bike at that time near the consulate in Midtown Manhattan. Edgar Trujillo, the press attache with the Mexican Consulate, said three windows were shattered.

Police and FBI agents were at the ...

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