9 Killed In Honduras
Prison Riot
Nine prisoners were
killed during a riot at
a prison in northern
Honduras Saturday,
according to news
reaching here from
Tegucigalpa.
The inmates were killed
with knives and machetes
at the penitentiary in
San Pedro Sula, which is
Honduras' manufacturing
center, local police
said.
The riot is believed to
have started after a
prisoner shot and killed
a fellow inmate.
Police eventually
brought the brawl under
control.
Around 30 prisoners
involved in the incident
will be transferred to
different prisons,
police said.
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