Attacks in Northern Honduras Leave Nearly 20 Dead, Including Officers
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A new wave of violence linked to organized crime has left at least 24 dead in Honduras after two massacres were recorded with a few hours of difference. In the first attack, perpetrated on Thursday, at least 19 workers from an African palm farm were killed in the municipality of Trujillo (Colón department), in the Honduran Caribbean, while preparing to start their working day. A few hours later, five police officers were kidnapped and killed in …
At least 19 people were killed on Wednesday in an attack on a palm oil plantation in northern Honduras, authorities announced on Thursday.
Attacks in northern Honduras leave nearly 20 dead, including officers
About 20 people have been killed in three attacks in northern Honduras, including a massacre at a palm oil farm and two attacks involving police officers, according to authorities and local media reports. The deadliest attack happened early Thursday inside an African palm farm in Trujillo, in the department of Colón, where Honduran officials confirmed more than 10 bodies have been found. Rommel Armando Martínez Torres, Honduras’ deputy secretary…
In Honduras, in the fertile region of the Aguán Valley, a double massacre occurred on Thursday. According to the first testimonies, the killers arrived disguised as police and shot indiscriminately on a farm where the African palm is cultivated. The second attack was against police and a civilian on the border with Guatemala. The reasons for [...] The entrance At least 25 dead victims of organized crime in northern Honduras was first published i…
© France 24At least 24 people were killed on Thursday in Honduras during two armed attacks in the departments of Colon and Cortés (northern). The results include 19 civilians killed during a shooting in a palm plantation and five national police officers who died during a security operation, reported local media. Yuri Mora, spokesman for the Honduran Public Prosecutor's Office, said that forensic teams were working in both regions to carry out a…
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