Honduran military takes control of gang-infested prisons
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Jul 04, 2023, 03:30 IST | Updated: Jul 04, 2023, 03:30 IST
At least 11 people were killed in a shooting in northwestern Honduras on the 24th of June. People celebrating a birthday party were shot by suspected hitmen hired by drug traffickers. The drug-related shooting took place in Choloma, a town near San Pedro Sula, the second-largest Honduran city, plagued by crippling poverty, drug trafficking, and gang violence. President Xiomara Castro ordered a special curfew for Choloma from 9 PM to 4 AM for the next 15 days. The ruthless billiards bar attack comes barely a week after a vicious battle between rival gangs left 46 women dead in a prison near the capital, Tegucigalpa. Cracking the whip, the government announced that military police will take control of Honduras' 21 prisons for one year, starting the 1st of July.
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