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Coordinated Attacks in Michoacán Kill 3, Destroy Bus and Three Private Planes

Reports describe explosive‑laden drones plus .50‑caliber fire near a military base, with attackers still unidentified.

Overview

  • Separate armed groups struck Coahuayana and Tepalcatepec on the same day, hitting rural localities and an airstrip.
  • Community guards mobilized near the Colima border and report repelling the assault, though three residents were killed by gunfire.
  • In Santa María, assailants burned a passenger bus on Federal Highway 200 at the Coahuayana bridge.
  • At Tepalcatepec’s La Parota airstrip, attackers used Barrett .50‑caliber rifles and dropped at least six explosives from drones, disabling three private aircraft with no injuries reported there.
  • Residents said the Coahuayana attack occurred roughly 10 kilometers from a military base, and authorities had not announced attributions or arrests in initial reports.