Drug lords massacre 18 in Honduras

Tegucigalpa (Honduras) : Gang rivalry over drug trafficking in Honduras left at least eighteen people dead after gunmen fired indiscriminately at a shoe making factory in the northern city of San Pedro Sula, police said on Wednesday.

Police officer Leonel Sauceda said the Tuesday’s attack in the northern city of San Pedro Sula was a “massacre”.

Armed men armed with assault rifles burst into the shoe factory and opened fire, killing at least 18 workers and wounding five.

The killing was carried out as part of a turf battle between small-scale drug gangs, police added.

San Pedro Sula has been a hotbed of gun battles between drug traffickers and among the country’s Mara street gangs.

Sauceda said at least four men using assault rifles were involved in the attack at the small shoe factory. He said 23 employees were present and all were either killed or wounded.