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46 women murdered in gang-related attacks in Honduran prison, president says

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Relatives said inmates at the facility had been threatened for weeks by members of the notorious Barrio 18 gang.

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  1. Fox News

    Deadly riot claims lives of 41 women in Honduran women's prison (opens Fox News)

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    A disturbance at a women's prison near Honduras' capital resulted in the death of at least 41 women, with majority of them being burned, and some others being shot.

  2. Fox5 Atlanta

    At least 41 killed during riot at women's prison in Honduras (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    A police official in Honduras says a riot at a women's prison northwest of the Honduran capital has killed at least 41 women, most of them burned to to death.

  3. CBS News

    At least 41 Honduran women killed in prison riot, police official says (opens CBS News)

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    Officials said gangs were responsible for the violence, and often wield broad control inside the country's prisons.

  4. France 24

    Dozens die in gang violence at Honduras women's prison (opens France 24)

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    Clashes between rival gangs at a women's prison in Honduras left at least 41 people dead Tuesday, police told AFP.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Honduras: Prison riot leaves dozens of women dead – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Violent clashes and a major fire at a women's prison has killed at least 41 people. However, the death toll is still being described as "preliminary."

  6. The Guardian

    ‘Monstrous murder’: 41 women killed in Honduras prison riot (opens The Guardian)

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    Some women were burned to death in uprising blamed on crackdown on illicit activities inside of the country’s prisons

  7. Digital Journal

    41 dead in gang violence at Honduras women's prison (opens Digital Journal)

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    Clashes between rival gangs at a women's prison in Honduras left at least 41 people dead Tuesday, police told AFP. The violence took place at a prison

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison that president blames on 'mara' gangs (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A grisly riot at a women's prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in violence the country's president blamed on ''mara'' street gangs that often wield broad power inside penitentiaries.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Riot Kills At Least 46 At Women’s Prison In Honduras (opens The Daily Caller)

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    At least 46 people are dead after a prison riot was started by gang members at a women's facility in Honduras Tuesday.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    46 women murdered in gang-related attacks in Honduran prison, president says (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Relatives said inmates at the facility had been threatened for weeks by members of the notorious Barrio 18 gang.

  11. NBC 6 South Florida

    Gang behind slaughter of 41 women at Honduran prison, officials say (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Women at a prison in Honduras had complained for weeks about threats from gang members. The gang fulfilled those threats, slaughtering 41 women, officials said.

  12. Boston

    Gang slaughtered 46 women at Honduran prison with machetes, guns, and flammable liquid, official says (opens Boston)

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    Relatives said inmates at the facility had been threatened for weeks by members of the notorious Barrio 18 gang.

  13. CNN

    At least 41 killed in riot at Honduras woman's prison (opens CNN)

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    A deadly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras led to at least 41 people being killed, Public Ministry spokesperson Yuri Mora told CNN en Español.

  14. FOX 5 New York

    Gang behind slaughter of 41 women at prison in Honduras, officials say (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Twenty-six of the victims at the prison in the town of Tamara were burned to death and the remainder shot or stabbed, officials said.

  15. NBC Chicago

    41 women die in riot in Honduran prison that president blames on ‘mara' gangs (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Prisoners belonging to the feared Barrio 18 gang reportedly burst into a cell block and shot other inmates or set them afire

  16. New York Post

    41 women dead — including 26 burned to death — in Honduran prison riot that president blames on street gangs (opens New York Post)

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    Twenty-six of the victims were burned to death and the remainder shot or stabbed at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, said Yuri Mora, the spokes…

  17. WSVN Miami

    41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison that president blames on ‘mara’ gangs - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in

  18. NPR

    Dozens of women die in a grisly riot in Honduran prison the president blames on gangs (opens NPR)

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    Twenty-six of the 41 known victims were burned to death and the remainder shot or stabbed at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, police said.

  19. MyNorthwest

    Gang slaughtered 46 women at Honduran prison with machetes, guns and flammable liquid, official says (opens MyNorthwest)

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    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Gang members in a women’s prison in Honduras slaughtered 46 other women inmates by spraying them with gunfire, hacking them

  20. Latin Times

    Over 40 Women Killed In Prison Riot In Honduras (opens Latin Times)

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    A riot at a prison in Honduras on Tuesday has left at least 41 women dead.

  21. NBC News

    41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison blamed on gangs (opens NBC News)

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    The riot appears to be the deadliest at a female detention center in Central America since 2017.

  22. France 24

    Honduras women's prison violence: death toll rises to 46 (opens France 24)

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    The death toll from a fire and clashes between rival gangs at a women's prison in Honduras has risen to 46, the prosecutor's office said Wednesday, as the first bodies were handed over to mourning families…

  23. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    41 women die in grisly Honduran prison riot (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras >> A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in violence the country’s president blamed on “mara” street gangs that often wield broad power inside penitentiaries.

  24. Al Jazeera

    More than 40 women killed in Honduran prison riot (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Honduran President Xiomara Castro blames violence on criminal groups, which wield significant power in prison system.

  25. WHDH Boston

    41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison that president blames on ‘mara’ gangs - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in

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