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6 gang members killed in Honduras prison

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Authorities say inmates from one of Honduras’ powerful street gangs have killed six of their own inside a prison in northwest Honduras. Prison guards found the bodies of six inmates from the Barrio 18 gang piled in a hallway during a routine inspection early Monday in the prison in Ilama. At least 90 members of the Barrio 18 gang are held inside the prison for a variety of crimes ranging from drug trafficking to extortion and murder. National Police Deputy Commissioner Marlon Lagos says an investigation is underway.

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