Gunmen kill 23 on bus in Honduras

Unknown gunmen opened fire on a public bus in northern Honduras late yesterday, killing at least 23 passengers and wounding 16 others, apparently many women and children, police said.

Fri, 24 Dec, 2004 - 07:05

Unknown gunmen opened fire on a public bus in northern Honduras late yesterday, killing at least 23 passengers and wounding 16 others, apparently many women and children, police said.

The shooting took place at 7.40pm local time (1.40am Irish time) in the northern Atlantic city of Chamelecon, 125 miles north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, said police spokesman Deputy Commissioner Wilmer Torres.