Mexico cartels escalate to car bombs; Zacatecas blast wounds 11

A suspected car bomb in Zacatecas injured 11, including two police, marking the latest in a wave of bombing attacks by Mexican cartels. The use of car bombs signals an escalation in cartel tactics, previously rare in Mexico, and indicates an intensifying conflict with security forces. The attack is part of a broader pattern of cartel violence escalation, with implications for regional security and potential spillover effects.