Bloodbath of 11 in pool corridor in Honduras prompts president to impose safety measures

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Gunmen burst right into a pool corridor in northern Honduras and opened hearth, killing 11 individuals and prompting President Xiomara Castro to announce safety measures together with curfews within the space amid a wave of drug trafficking-linked violence.

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The assault occurred within the metropolis of Choloma in Cortes province late Saturday evening. It left 10 males and one girl lifeless.

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The bloodbath adopted the killing of three individuals Thursday in a bakery within the metropolis of San Pedro Sula. Among the many victims was Ericka Julissa Bandy Garcia, spouse of an alleged affiliate of former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who’s imprisoned within the U.S. awaiting trial for drug trafficking-related costs.

In central Honduras, 46 inmates have been killed Tuesday by Barrio 18 gang members in a girls’s jail in Tamara, north of Tegucigalpa.

“SPS (San Pedro Sula) and Choloma: I’ve taken measures to present you safety within the face of the brutal and ruthless terrorist assault you face by employed thugs educated and directed by the drug lords who function with impunity within the Sula valley drug hall,” the president mentioned on Sunday.

The safety measures introduced by Castro embrace “raids, captures and checkpoints 24 hours a day,” together with curfews for Choloma and San Pedro Sula. The curfew in Choloma will run from 9 p.m. till 4 a.m. The curfew in San Pedro Sula will start on July 4.

Nationwide Police spokesman Edgardo Barahona confirmed the assault within the pool corridor.

The brutal slaughter of the feminine prisoners led Castro to announce measures to take management of the prisons and cease the entry of weapons and medicines into the lockups.