At least 16 dead in Honduras as gunmen open fire in two separate attacks
Gunmen carried out two separate attacks in Honduras, resulting in at least 16 deaths, including six police officers. The first attack occurred at a ranch in Trujillo, where at least 10 workers were killed. The second incident involved an assault on police in Omoa, leading to the deaths of six officers, including a senior officer.
- ▪At least 16 people have been killed in two separate attacks in Honduras.
- ▪The first attack took place at a ranch in Trujillo, where 10 workers were shot.
- ▪The second attack targeted police in Omoa, resulting in the deaths of six officers.
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Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks on Thursday (May 21, 2026) on the Honduran coast, killing at least 16 people, including six police officers, police said.The first incident took place at a ranch in the municipality of Trujillo in northern Honduras, where at least 10 workers were shot and killed, National Police spokesman Edgardo Barahona said. The resource-rich region has been the site of a decades-long agrarian conflict.In the second attack, assailants opened fire on police in the municipality of Omoa in the Cortes department near the Guatemalan border, killing six officers, including a senior officer, police said.Although Barahona said at least 10 workers were killed in Trujillo, he said the overall toll still remains unclear, partly because relatives of the victims have…
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