Michoacan struck by outbreak of narco ‘terrorism’
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- Published on Friday, 01 November 2013 12:02
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Blurring the lines between drug-related violence and terrorism, suspected cartel gunmen attacked two dozen electricity and gas stations in Michoacan in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Although the arson attacks claimed no civilian casualties, as many as 22 people were reportedly killed over the weekend in the escalating conflict between Michoacan’s Knights Templar cartel and local vigilante groups, which is believed to have triggered the violence.
Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) reported that 18 of its facilities, including at least nine electrical substations, were attacked by men armed with guns and homemade explosive devices, leaving 420,291 homes in at least 14 municipalities without electricity for hours. The near-simultaneous attacks took place from around midnight to 3 a.m. in the towns of Aguililla, Apatzingan, Buenavista Tomatlan, Ciudad Hidalgo, La Piedad, Sahuayo, Tepalcatepec, Tuxpan, Uruapan, Zamora and Zinapecuaro.
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