Overview
- An Army patrol in a Cheyenne truck struck a ground-placed device on a dirt track in Las Bateas, damaging the vehicle’s underside.
- The explosion injured two soldiers and a corporal, with the vehicle’s armor helping prevent more serious wounds.
- Medics treated the service members and transferred them to the 43rd Military Zone, where their condition was reported stable.
- Officials attributed the device to criminal groups operating in the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán.
- An explosives unit searched for additional devices and joint patrols by the Guardia Civil, Guardia Nacional, and Ejército Mexicano were strengthened with aerial support.