Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #55: Car Bombing against the Comandancia (Police Headquarters) in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas

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A car bomb detonated outside the municipal police headquarters in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, Mexico, on August 30, 2026, in what authorities link to cartel-related retaliation following arrests. The explosion targeted the Comandancia, intensifying concerns about organized crime violence.

A car bomb (coche bomba, carro bomba) was detonated outside the Comandancia (municipal police headquarters) in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, MX on Sunday, 30 August 2026. Mexican security officials, including Zacatecas Governor David Monreal and Omar García Harfuch, head of the federal secretariat of security and citizen protection (Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana – SSPC), link the attack to retaliation for arrests … Read more The post Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #55: Car Bombing against the Comandancia (Police Headquarters) in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.