Death toll in Honduras ranch shooting rises to at least 20, authorities say
Deputy Commissioner Jasser Ramos said 20 bodies were recovered, and prosecutors said several armed men opened fire near a church as workers began their day.
- On Thursday, at least 20 people were killed in a shooting at an African palm plantation in northern Honduras, authorities said, with Deputy Commissioner Jasser Ramos confirming recovery of the bodies to broadcaster TN5.
- The attack occurred in the Bajo Aguan region, an area on the northern Caribbean coast long marked by violent land disputes, drug trafficking routes, and expansion of African palm cultivation.
- Among the dead were 15 men, three women, and two minors, authorities reported, as officials struggled to secure the scene because relatives began removing bodies before investigators finished their work.
- Prosecutors said several armed men opened fire near a church on the plantation grounds, while Security Minister Gerzon Velasquez noted initial evidence points to criminal groups, though authorities have not detailed a motive.
- Violence in the region has fueled migration, prompting farmers and their families to flee threats, killings, and poverty in an area increasingly dominated by large landowners and African palm plantations.
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The incident occurred when the victims were preparing to work on a palm plantation and were ambushed by the armed group.
Death toll in Honduras ranch shooting rises to at least 20, authorities say
At least 20 people were killed in a Thursday shooting at a palm plantation in northern Honduras, authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. Deputy... -May 22, 2026 at 10:15 am EDT MarketScreener
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At least 19 dead in Honduras palm farm massacre
TEGUCIGALPA: At least 19 people were killed at a palm plantation in northern Honduras, authorities said Thursday, as the Central American nation prepares for a resurgent wave of anti-gang militarisation.
At least 10 workers dead after shooting at Honduras ranch, AP reports
The peasant communities and organizations tired of denouncing to justice operators that in Bajo Aguán and surrounding areas organized crime had infiltrated to favor private groups; there was no action by the State until 19 people were shot and today, the defenders of the land, ask for foreign intervention because they do not believe in the national authorities.
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