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Honduran Mayor Killed in Motel Abduction | Honduras News
Honduran mayor Francisco Martinez was gunned down in a motel parking lot in Siguatepeque, Honduras, amid a brutal surge of violence tied to gangs and drug trafficking. Though police say the killing wasn’t politically motivated — despite Martinez’s reelection bid — investigators point to personal revenge, fueled by his past arrest in 2015 for allegedly assaulting a daughter’s boyfriend, which ended in acquittal. Authorities are now probing a cell phone seized from a woman linked to Martinez’s frequent motel visits, as the case unfolds in a nation grappling with escalating crime and…
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