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Over 200 Troops and Police Deployed to Chilpancingo After Transport Arsons

A joint deployment seeks to stabilize schools plus public transport after arson attacks injured four passengers.

Overview

  • Army, SSPC and Guerrero state police installed checkpoints and patrols at transport bases, schools and key access points following Sunday’s attacks.
  • Authorities said service is beginning to normalize, with public transport operating gradually under reinforced surveillance.
  • Assailants burned a Chilpancingo–Amojileca Urvan after forcing passengers out, leaving two women and two girls with burns, and also torched a route bus and a taxi in separate incidents.
  • Classes were widely suspended across levels as unions backed closures, and the municipal government temporarily halted office operations to protect staff.
  • Mayor Saúl Alarcón appealed to President Claudia Sheinbaum and SSPC head Omar García Harfuch for federal support, while Governor Evelyn Salgado toured the city and affirmed coordinated action.