U.S. halts avocado and mango inspections in a Mexican state after 2 USDA employees attacked, detained

The United States has halted inspections of avocados and mangoes in Mexico's Michoacán state following the attack and detainment of two U.S. Department of Agriculture employees, according to U.S. officials.

The workers with the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service were recently attacked while carrying out their work inspecting avocados, and have since been released, U.S. ambassador Ken Salazar said in a statement Tuesday. 

His statement gave no further details on the incident. He said the inspections will be suspended until the safety issues have been resolved.