I cannot open attachments in Mail

Suddenly, I cannot open any attachments in mail.

I see it's been sometime since this problem was posted, but in case it's helpful...
I found a solution to be to goto "View," then, "Message," and then choose "Best Alternative."
This suddently allowed the attachment to be visible for me. I am not certain why this happens, may be related to Outlook 2011 formats for sending emails, but this is merely conjecture. I tested some emails (both to iCloud and Gmail) with attachments and did not have the same problem.
Hope this helps!
Best,
Will

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