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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
Ecuador's police arrest a gang leader accused in a failed plot to assassinate Ecuador's attorney general, three months after escaping from prison, according to officials. Fabricio Colon Pico, a leader of the Los Lobos gang, was one of the country's most wanted men. IMAGES
Ecuador's military continues search operations as the country was declared under a "state of emergency" following an escalation of gang violence, since the prison escape of one of the country's most powerful narco bosses. IMAGES
Relatives of the victims Jean-Baptiste Salvaing and Jessica Schneider arrive at the courtroom where the closing arguments are being held in the trial of Mohamed Lamine Aberouz, on trial before the Paris Special Assize Court for complicity in the murder of the police couple in the name of the Islamic State at their home in Magnanville, near Paris, on 13 June 2016. IMAGES
A nightclub, swimming pools, and a playground have been discovered at the Tocoron prison in Venezuela, after authorities recaptured the facility from a powerful gang with international reach that had long used it as its headquarters. 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.