Officials announced on Monday that an explosion in the main square of Acapulco, a resort town on the Mexican Pacific coast, had injured nine people.
The cause of the explosion late on Sunday was not disclosed by Guerrero state prosecutors, however burns on a number of the injured pointed to a potentially explosive object. A infant was among the victims and was in critical condition.
Although it is a busy square with restaurants, officials refused to disclose if the people who died were visitors or locals. Taking care of Acapulco residents as well as tourists, following the incident,” the state administration said in a statement. Glorious violence has long been an element of Acapulco, which was struck by Category 5 Hurricane Otis in October. In Acapulco, the strangled bodies of two women and four males were discovered in a pile around the end of May. Their hands were bound behind their backs when the bodies were discovered on a street. Five mutilated remains were discovered strewn across an Acapulco street the week before. A town council candidate in the neighboring town of Cayuca de Benítez was among those killed. Still, targeted attacks or small groups of bodies showing out in the streets are the regular kind of violence in Acapulco.
In Mexico as a destination mass random attacks on bystanders in town squares continue to be very uncommon.
Acapulco continues to have difficulty recovering from Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm that hit the city in October. Otis damaged or destroyed multiple hotels and killed at least 52 people.
After the latest explosion, it is crucial to support locals and visitors to Acapulco despite the ongoing chaos and difficulties. Given the town’s violent past and the impact of natural catastrophes like Hurricane Otis, it is imperative that robust security and recovery plans be implemented. The goal of Mexico state prosecutors’ extensive inquiry into the explosion is to guarantee justice and avert similar incidents in the future. But despite all of these challenges, the people of Acapulco continue to be resilient and are committed to rebuilding and reviving their cherished town.