6 murdered soldiers, 2 injured by the explosion of bombs in Mexico Cartel Bastion

An explosive device killed six soldiers and wounded two others in a western Mexican region torn by the violence of the drug poster, an official military report seen by News said Wednesday.

The explosion on Tuesday night near a city in the state of Michoacán destroyed the armored vehicle in which the troops traveled, according to the internal document.

Military airplanes and helicopters were deployed to help the victims, he said.

President Claudia Sheinbaum described deaths as “deplorable” and expressed solidarity with the victims.

Criminals at war in the region have a planting history of improvised land mines and attacking security forces with drones loaded with explosives.

Several soldiers have been killed in similar explosions in the past.

Criminal violence, mostly linked to drug trafficking, has gained around 480,000 lives in Mexico since 2006 and has left more than 120,000 missing people.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has appointed six Mexican drug trafficking groups, feeding speculation that could order military attacks against them.

Michoacanwhere mortal bombardment took place, it has been plagued by violence when a grass war is enraged between the influential Jalisco New Generation Drug Poster and local criminal groups.

Last month, the gunmen took load trucks and lend them on fire On a road that connects Mexico City with Guadalajara, before the Police reported at least 18 similar cases in the neighboring states of Michoacán and Guanajuato. A police source of Michoacán told News on condition of anonymity that the attacks were a reaction from Jalisco New Generation to a military operation in the area.

Last August, Michoacan’s main prosecutor confirmed that the gunmen linked to drug cartels killed death Seven members of the Community Police Force in the city of Coahuayana.

The influence of the posters has also infiltrated communities in the area. In December, a sign in a city in Michoacan was published thanking a cartel leader, who has a reward of $ 15 million in the head in the US. UU., For Christmas season gifts for children. The message at a grateful Christmas fair Jalisco Cartel Leader Nemesio Oseguera – better known for his nickname “The Mencho” – For gifts.

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