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Car bomb explodes outside police station in Mexico, wounding 3 officers

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A car bomb explodes outside a police station in the town of Acambaro in western Mexico .

Another explosion, apparently a second car bomb, occurred in the nearby town of Jerecuaro .

The near-simultaneous attacks in two different towns located about a half-hour away from each other suggest the involvement of drug cartels.

Newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged to continue the “hugs, not bullets” approach.

Guanajuato state Gov. Libia Garcia says she has ordered a land and air search for the suspects.

But days before, officials fired the entire municipal force in the nearby city of Celaya .

More police have died fighting organized crime than any other in Mexico .