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Honduras: Indigenous activist killed in front of family dw.com 12/28/2020 dw.com A group of armed men entered the home of environmental activist Felix Vasquez and killed him in front of his family, according to Honduran police. © DW/Aitor Saez Honduras police file photo Honduran police were investigating the murder of environmental activist and member of the indigenous Lenca community Felix Vasquez, authorities said on Monday. The 70-year-old activist was shot by a group of masked men in his home, in the central village of El Ocotal. Members of his family witnessed the cr...

Masked men armed with guns and machetes have killed a Honduran environmentalist activist in front of his family, police said on Monday, the latest in a string of such attacks in the Central American country. Felix Vasquez, a defender of environmental and human rights, died on Saturday night after the attack in the village El Ocotal, in central Honduras. A law enforcement spokesman told the news agency Reuters the killing was under investigation. “Police authorities immediately decided to initiate a corresponding investigation … we hope to have an answer soon,” police official Kevin Hern...

Honduras: Indigenous activist killed in front of family A group of armed men entered the home of environmental activist Felix Vasquez and killed him in front of his family, according to Honduran police. Honduras police file photo Honduran police were investigating the murder of environmental activist and member of the indigenous Lenca community Felix Vasquez, authorities said on Monday. The 70-year-old activist was shot by a group of masked men in his home, in the central village of El Ocotal. Members of his family witnessed the crime. Police were looking to see if Vasquez had enemies in the...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Masked men armed with guns and machetes killed a Honduran environmentalist activist in front of his family, police said on Monday, the latest in a string of such attacks in the Central American country. Felix Vasquez, a defender of environmental and human rights, died on Saturday night after the attack in the village El Ocotal, in central Honduras. A law enforcement spokesman told Reuters the killing was under investigation. “Police authorities immediately decided to initiate a corresponding investigation... we hope to have an answer soon,...