Sep 25, 12:06 AM EDT

2 men arrested with gel explosive in Mexico

MORELIA, Mexico (AP) -- Prosecutors say two men carrying six tubes of a gel explosive have been arrested in central Mexico.

The Attorney General's Office in Michoacan state says the men were detained outside the city of Morelia. They also had four AK-47 rifles and other guns.

The arrests came less than two weeks after a grenade attack in Morelia killed eight people during Independence Day celebrations.

But officials said there was no immediate indication that Wednesday's arrests were linked to the attack. It was unclear whether the two men have ties to any drug cartel.

The government says one of two drug gangs may have been behind the grenade attack - La Familia or a group of Gulf Cartel hit men known as the Zetas

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