MEXICO CITY, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Israel's embassy in Mexico said on Friday it had been sent a partially opened package that appeared to have been in contact with explosives.

The embassy in Mexico City said the package arrived on Thursday. Sniffer dogs picked up the scent of explosives and tests later showed that the exterior of the package was tainted with traces of explosive.

The embassy did not find any explosive devices but said it was taking extra precautions following the militant attacks on Mumbai in India last week that killed at least 171 people.

Mexico is not known to be a home to anti-Israeli groups but tension over security in general has risen as spiraling violence between drug gangs fighting over smuggling routes to the United States has killed some 4,700 people this year. (Reporting by Jason Lange, editing by Jackie Frank)

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