The President of Honduras, Xiomara Castrodeclared a curfew this Sunday in the Choloma sector, in the north of the country, due to the violent deaths of 13 people he attributed to the actions of hitmen paid by local drug traffickers.
As of this Sunday, there is “a special curfew for Choloma, from 9pm (03:00 GMT) to 4:00am (10:00 GMT),” Castro reported on his Twitter account.
The decision was made afterwards Saturday evening 13 people were shot in a billiard room in the town of Choloma, a neighboring town of San Pedro Sula, the second largest city in the country, 180 km north of the capital Tegucigalpa.
In San Pedro Sula and Choloma, “I have taken measures to provide security in the face of the brutal and relentless terrorist attack subjected to hired thugs trained and led by drug lords who operate with impunity in the drug corridor, Valle de Sula”. added the ruler.
There are “11 [muertos] in that criminal action” that was recorded in Choloma, he told the AFP the spokesperson for the National Police, Commissioner Miguel Martínez. The policeman indicated that the victims are “ten men and one woman”.
Shortly after it became known that two other people injured in the attack died at Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital in San Pedro Sula. One died shortly after admission and the other in the early hours of this Sunday, a health center source reported.
1/4. Sps and Choloma: I have taken steps to provide them with safety in the face of the brutal and relentless terrorist attack they are being subjected to by hired thugs trained and led by the drug lords who operate with impunity in the drug corridor; sula valley.
— Xiomara Castro de Zelaya (@XiomaraCastroZ) June 25, 2023
Witnesses posted videos of bloodied bodies dumped on the floor of a billiard room, where they said several people shared the birthday of one of the victims.
According to these versions, unknown persons with automatic weapons arrived in the room to attack them without giving them time to escape.
The attack came five days after the massacre of 48 prisoners at a women’s prison near the capital.
According to the authorities, prisoners of the Barrio 18 gang left their module and broke into the one where the rivals of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) were, attacking them with shots and setting fire to the prison.
The Honduran president also offered a reward of 800,000 lempiras (approximately $32,390) to those who facilitate the “capturing of murderers in (the) Choloma and San Pedro Sula massacres.”
Source: Eluniverso
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