Nine killed in prison violence in Honduras
April 28th, 2008 - 6:58 am ICT by adminDPA
Tegucigalpa (Honduras), April 18 (DPA) Nine inmates were slain in a shootout between gangs inside a prison in northern Honduras, authorities said Sunday. Four prisoners were wounded in the battle inside the penitentiary Saturday in San Pedro Sula, 250 km north of Tegucigalpa, between members of a youth gang, one of Central America’s so-called maras, and other inmates.
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Tags: authorities, central america, dpa, gangs, inmates, northern honduras, penitentiary, prison violence, prisoners, san pedro sula, tegucigalpa honduras, youth gang