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La Iguala mayor pleads for greater security: “We have no security, and I’ve been asking for help for five years”

From Proceso Digital · () Spanish

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  • La Iguala Mayor Francis Paz appealed to Honduras’ Security and Defense authorities for urgent help as violence increases in the municipality.
  • Paz said the municipality has gone no week without a violent death and that he has requested assistance for five years.

La Iguala Mayor Francis Paz issued an urgent appeal for greater security as violence continues to rise in the municipality of Lempira, Honduras.

“We have no security, and I’ve been asking for help for five years,” Paz said. He called on the country’s Security and Defense authorities to respond to the situation.

The mayor said no week passes in La Iguala without a violent death.

We have no security, and I’ve been asking for help for five years.

· Francis PazThe mayor of La Iguala used the statement to appeal to Security and Defense authorities as violence rises in the municipality.
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Originally published by Proceso Digital in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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