Morelia grenade attacks

Morelia grenade attacks
Location	Morelia, Michoacán
Coordinates	19°42′09″N 101°11′37″W / 19.7024°N 101.1936°W / 19.7024; -101.1936
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.