Overview
- Authorities say the blast struck around midday on December 6 in front of the community police headquarters near the municipal offices in Coahuayana.
- Official tallies were updated to five dead with several injured, including the vehicle’s driver who died at the scene and others who later succumbed in hospital.
- Mexico’s FGR launched a case under terrorism statutes and deployed specialized explosives and organized-crime units as security forces secured the area and airlifted the wounded.
- Leaders of the community police accused the CJNG of carrying out the attack, though responsibility has not been formally established and remains under investigation.
- Federal officials cautioned against early ‘car bomb’ claims pending forensic results, noting conflicting initial reports as damage extended to nearby buildings, vehicles and a community hospital.