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Eugene

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1. Murder of Honduran reporter blamed on drug gangs

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed May 16, 2012, 09:34 PM

May 2012

Source: Reuters

Murder of Honduran reporter blamed on drug gangs

By Gustavo Palencia

TEGUCIGALPA | Wed May 16, 2012 6:17pm EDT

(Reuters) - A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the country's security minister said on Wednesday.

Alfredo Villatoro, a well-known media personality, was found shot in the head on Tuesday a week after being kidnapped, the latest attack on the media in the violent Central American nation.

The attack on Villatoro comes as police have stepped up arrests of traffickers and prosecutors have pushed for extraditions

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