Overview
- Officials say a vehicle detonated around midday Saturday outside the Policía Comunitaria base in Coahuayana, a coastal town on the Michoacán–Colima border.
- The confirmed death toll stands at five; state prosecutors report two victims were in the vehicle and three were members of the community police, with multiple others injured.
- Federal and state forces secured the area as Navy helicopters evacuated the wounded, and specialized explosives teams joined the forensic work.
- The FGR initially signaled a terrorism probe before subsequent communications emphasized organized-crime lines of inquiry, reflecting internal messaging shifts.
- Local community police leaders attributed the attack to CJNG-linked groups, though no organization had claimed responsibility, and the blast caused extensive damage to nearby buildings and vehicles.