Gunmen killed 25 in Honduras on May 21, 2026, as plantation workers and police were ambushed, exposing gang violence, land ...

The attacks by gunmen come as the government continues a drive to crack down on organised crime.

The killings took place in the restive Bajo Aguan region of Honduras where rival gangs have fought over control of palm farms and drug trafficking routes.

One attack involved a police raid, while the other took place on a palm farm, killing rural labourers.

A wave of violence in Honduras left at least 24 people dead in less than 48 hours, including five anti-gang officers near the Guatemalan border.

Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 16 people, including six police officers, police said. The first incident took place at a plantation in the ...

In this July 29, 2012 photo, a masked artist who calls himself the Urban Maeztro and prefers to remain anonymous for security reasons, adjusts his mask and sunglasses in his studio before going out to ...

Honduras announced new measures to tackle organized crime, including the building of a megaprison that could host up to 20,000 inmates, doubling the country’s current prison capacity. The plan also ...

The levels of violence and confrontation have turned Honduras into a “war” zone, warned Rodolfo Pastor, the Secretary of the Presidency of the Honduran government, at the UN on Monday. He clarified ...

The prison brawl has left a preliminary death toll of 41 – Copyright AFP MANDEL NGAN Clashes between rival gangs at a women’s prison in Honduras left at least 41 ...

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The government released images showing police going cell to cell in jails, moving prisoners around and searching. They've also thrown up roadblocks in the streets and made mass arrests. INSKEEP: NPR's ...