Mexican army acknowledges some of its soldiers have been killed by cartel bomb-dropping drones

Source: Associated Press

Mexican army acknowledges some of its soldiers have been killed by cartel bomb-dropping drones

Updated 1:26 PM EDT, August 2, 2024

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army acknowledged for the first time Friday that some of its soldiers have been killed by bomb-dropping drones operated by drug cartels.

Defense Secretary Gen. Luis Cresencio Sandoval did not provide exact figures on the number of casualties suffered in the attacks, almost all of which occurred in the western state of Michoacan.

“Our personnel have suffered wounds, and some of our troops have even died” in the attacks, Sandoval said. The army had previously acknowledged that soldiers had been wounded in Michoacan by improvised explosive devices, or IEDs.

Sandoval did not say when the attacks took place, but suggested they targeted patrol units. He said the army was acquiring anti-drone systems to combat the threat.

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