U.S. officials temporarily suspended government activities and travel to a Mexican border city earlier this week over a potential security threat.

Mexicali, a city directly across from Calexico, California, was the subject of a new security alert after officials received information about a potential threat.

In a statement, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico said that government activities in and travel to Mexicali were suspended Aug. 25.

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“We are alerting U.S. citizens of this potential threat,” the embassy said.

Officials urged Americans to avoid government…

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