Morelia grenade attacks | |
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Location | Morelia, Michoacán |
Coordinates | 19°42′09″N 101°11′37″W / 19.7024°N 101.1936°W |
Date | 15 September 2008 |
Target | People in city down town |
Attack type | Grenade |
Deaths | At least 8 |
Injured | At least 100 |
Perpetrators | La Familia Michoacana, blamed Los Zetas |
The Morelia grenade attacks took place on 15 September 2008 on the occasion of the Mexican Independence Day anniversary when thousands of people were gathered in the Plaza Melchor Ocampo, the main square of the Mexican city of Morelia, Michoacán. Shortly after the Grito (a harangue) in that city, led by Governor Leonel Godoy, two grenades were thrown into the crowds, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 100.