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Killers wielding assault rifles kill 8 men in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Authorities in Honduras say killers wielding assault rifles shot to death eight men on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Tegucigalpa.
The national forensics service says the victims ranged in age from 18 to 27.
The men had gathered in front of a local business when the killers arrived in a sport utility vehicle before dawn on Sunday. The killers demanded to see the men’s identification, then opened fire.
Honduras has seen waves of killings, many related to the country’s two main street gangs, the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18.
The Central American nation is one of the most violent in the hemisphere, with a homicide rate in 2015 of 57 per 100,000 inhabitants.
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