Gunmen open fire in 2 separate attacks in Honduras, killing at least 25 people
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Gunmen carried out two separate attacks on the Honduran coast, killing at least 25 people, including six police officers, according to authorities.
- The first attack occurred at a plantation in Trujillo, northern Honduras, where 19 workers were killed amid a long-standing agrarian conflict in the resource-rich region.
- The second attack targeted police officers in Omoa, near the Guatemalan border, killing six officers engaged in an anti-gang mission.
- Honduras faces ongoing violence linked to gangs and the drug trade, with high risks for environmental activists, as highlighted by the recent killing of environmental leader Juan López.
- Authorities have deployed national police, armed forces, forensic teams, and prosecutors to investigate the attacks, while human rights groups criticize the country's militarized crime-fighting approach for abuses.