Suspected car bomb in southern Mexico injures none

Aerial scene of damages caused after a car exploded in front of the Union of Towns and Organizations of Guerrero (UPOEG) headquarters in Xaltianguis, Guerrero state, Mexico, on April 04, 2019. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a lucrative drug trade has flourished. less Aerial scene of damages caused after a car exploded in front of the Union of Towns and Organizations of Guerrero (UPOEG) headquarters in Xaltianguis, Guerrero state, Mexico, on April 04, 2019. Guerrero is one ... more Photo: FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images Photo: FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images Image 1 of / 50 Caption Close Suspected car bomb in southern Mexico injures none 1 / 50 Back to Gallery

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero are investigating an apparent car bombing that caused no injuries, but damaged seven vehicles in a rural town.

Guerrero state security spokesman Roberto Alvarez said in a statement Wednesday that investigators determined a gas cylinder had been rigged inside the vehicle that exploded in the town of Xaltianguis, about an hour's drive north of Acapulco.

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Local media said the explosion occurred near offices of a local community defense force.

Violence has occurred sporadically between competing vigilante-like local police forces that have armed themselves against drug cartels.