At least 24 dead in two armed attacks in Honduras

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Police officers patrol near the site of an attack in Trujillo, Honduras on May 21, 2026. /VCG

At least 24 people were killed on Thursday in Honduras in two separate armed attacks in the northern departments of Colon and Cortes.

The first attack, a shooting at a palm plantation in Trujillo, Colon, claimed the lives of 19 civilians, with 17 bodies already identified, local media reported.

In a second shooting, five National Police officers with the Anti-Gang Police Directorate were killed during an armed raid in the village of Corinto, Cortes, Yuri Mora, spokesperson for the Honduran Public Prosecutor's Office, said.

According to the official report, a fierce confrontation broke out between criminals and police, during which the officers were overpowered and killed.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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