Overview
- Five minors aged 12 to 16 and three adults were wounded, with officials reporting all are out of life-threatening danger.
- Authorities say the injuries came from the blast’s shockwave and shrapnel from the explosive device.
- The explosive-laden drone struck an event hall in Villa Juárez, Navolato, on Saturday night, triggering a major emergency response and evidence collection.
- State and federal agencies opened investigations to identify the drone’s origin and the type of explosive, and prosecutors say the evidence points to a direct aggression against the event.
- The initial count of 10 injured announced by the state security secretary was corrected by the state Fiscalía to eight, as the case unfolds against a backdrop of broader weekend violence and recent seizures of improvised explosives in the region.