Mexico says bomb caused Playa del Carmen ferry blast
Mexican officials confirmed an explosion which ripped through a passenger ferry in Playa del Carmen last month was caused by a homemade bomb.
An investigation by the federal attorney general’s office and the Secretariat of the Navy said it was placed on the vessel and detonated remotely, newspaper El Universal reported.
Twenty-six people were injured in the blast including five Americans when it docked in Playa del Carmen.
It was earlier thought to have been caused by a technical malfunction.
Several days later a second explosive device was found on the underside of another boat operated by the same ferry company Barcos Caribe.
Investigators determined both were likely made by the same person.
The US issued a travel advisory after the first incident and subsequently expanded it after the second undetonated explosive was discovered, however the US State Department had said the latest security concern was not related to the ferry explosion.
The US had shut down the consular office in Playa del Carmen but just announced it will reopen Monday.
The Federal Police announced it will deploy dozens of officers at the ferry terminals in Cozumel and Playa del Carmen and plans to install new security screening equipment.
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