Mine

Mine event in Mexico on Fri 9th February 2024

9th February 2024

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A video has circulated on social networks showing the exact moment when a landmine exploded against military personnel on a surveillance mission in the municipality of Santa María del Oro, Jalisco, where the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG) operates. On Friday, 9 February, a recording was circulated on the X platform, taken from a motorised unit of the National Guard (GN), showing two soldiers of the Mexican Army on a dirt road, behind a Sedena truck, when suddenly a loud explosion is seen.

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