IED event in Mexico on Tue 11th July 2023

"It's an act of brutal terror," said Enrique Alfaro, governor of the western state of Jalisco. The attack Tuesday night using seven improvised explosive devices targeted police and staff from the state prosecutor's office in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, a suburb of the city of Guadalajara, he said. The region is home to the Jalisco New Generation cartel, one of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug trafficking groups. "This is an unprecedented event that shows what these organized crime groups are capable of," Alfaro said, without accusing a specific organization. "This attack also represents a challenge against the Mexican state as a whole," he added.