46 women massacred at Honduran prison by gang and burned to death, officials say

by MARLON GONZÁLEZ | Associated Press

Thu, June 22nd 2023, 10:19 PM UTC

Relatives of inmates wait in distress outside the entrance to the women's prison in Tamara, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. A riot at the women's prison has left at least 41 inmates dead, most of them burned to death, a Honduran police official said. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)

Police guard the entrance to the women's prison in Tamara, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. A riot at the women's prison northwest of the Honduran capital has left at least 41 inmates dead, most of them burned to death, a Honduran police official said. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)

Forensic experts unload a body removed from a women's prison, at the medical morgue in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. A riot on Tuesday at the prison northwest of the Honduran capital left at least 46 female inmates dead, many of them burned, shot or stabbed to death, a Honduran police official said. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)

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Relatives of inmates wait in distress outside the entrance to the women's prison in Tamara, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. A riot at the women's prison has left at least 41 inmates dead, most of them burned to death, a Honduran police official said. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)

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