Overview
- Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office reported five dead and five hospitalized after Saturday’s blast in central Coahuayana.
- The state prosecutor said a pickup truck exploded; the driver died at the scene and three community police officers died in hospital.
- Héctor Zepeda, the community police commander, said the explosion scattered human remains and damaged nearby buildings.
- Officials described the device as an explosive, noting criminal groups in Michoacán increasingly use drones, mines and roadside charges, though car-borne blasts are uncommon.
- The attack comes after President Claudia Sheinbaum deployed 2,000 additional troops to Michoacán, where multiple cartels, including Jalisco New Generation, compete for territory.