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Added on the 26/06/2023 22:53:25 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Honduras State Secretary of the National Defence Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales publishes a video on his Twitter account showing handcuffed inmates on the floor of a prison under the surveillance of military police. IMAGES
The military is deployed in the surroundings of the Palacio de Carondelet, Ecuador's presidential palace after new President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency in response to a drug kingpin's escape from prison. Officials have announced that four police officers were kidnapped following Noboa's announcement. IMAGES
Honduras Public Order Military Police (PMOP) display weapons seized at the "Francisco Morazan" national penitentiary in Tamara. The government announced that the military police will take control of Honduras' 21 prisons for one year, starting July 1, and will train 2,000 new prison guards in the wake of clashes between rival gangs that left at least 46 women dead in a prison near the capital Tegucigalpa. IMAGES
Members of the Honduran National Police check people in Choloma. President Xiomara Castro declared a curfew in a region of Honduras where suspected hitmen hired by drug traffickers shot and killed 11 people in a billiard hall. COMPLETE VIDEO 33KZ4PD IMAGES
Honduran soldiers and police guard the Women's Centre for Social Adaptation (CEFAS) prison while relatives of inmates wait outside, after clashes between rival gangs left at least 41 people dead 25 kilometres from the capital Tegucigalpa. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.