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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Marlon Gonzlez

Honduras declares state of emergency against gang crime

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Honduras became the second country in Central America to declare a state of emergency to fight gang crimes like extortion.

For years, street gangs have charged protection money from bus and taxi drivers and store owners in Honduras, as in neighboring El Salvador.

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