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Honduras: Gunmen open fire in 2 deadly armed attacks

Two separate armed attacks in northern Honduras on Thursday killed at least 24 people, including four police officers and 19 ranch workers. The first attack at a Trujillo ranch, linked to rival gangs fighting for control of palm plantations and drug trafficking routes, left 19 dead, while gunmen targeted police officers on an anti-gang operation in Omoa, killing four officers and one civilian; authorities have announced immediate interventions in the affected areas, shortly after Honduras' Congress approved anti-violence reforms amid the country's high regional homicide rate.