U.S. bars gov't workers from Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen over 'security threat'

CTV News Thursday, 8 March 2018 ()
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has issued a new travel alert for the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen, where an explosion on a tourist ferry injured 26 people last month.
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The State Department is warning U.S. government employees to avoid the area of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, due to an unspecified security threat. This follows a ferry explosion last month which injured more than 20 people and the discovery of more explosives aboard a boat last week in nearby Cozumel.

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