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| Protesters set fire to US embassy in Honduras |
| 2019-06-01 |
| [PRESSTV] Protesters set fire to the US embassy Honduras, a day after tens of thousands of Hondurans marched to demand the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez. The demonstrators set fire to the entrance of the building in downtown ​​Tegucigalpa with about a dozen tires after dousing them with fuel on Friday. A fire department official said there were no damage to the embassy apart from the access gate. The attack came on the second day of protests over decrees by Hernandez that his critics argue will lead to the privatization of public services. The protesters were pushed toward the embassy after being dispersed from a nearby commercial zone by police nearby. They chanted "American trash, American trash" outside the embassy, which was not being guarded at the time of the attack. A court filing earlier this week showed that Hernandez had been investigated by US authorities as part of a drug trafficking and money laundering probe linked to his brother. The president has not been charged with any crime. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 In the old days before Jimmy Carter |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-06-01 18:39 |
| #3 In the old days, burning or seizing an embassy was considered an act of war. If we only were so concerned, maybe every Hondurans would rightfully be considered an invader or infiltrator and moved to proper POW camps. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-06-01 15:58 |
| #2 his critics argue will lead to the privatization of public services. Ahhh, Marxo-fascists. They belong in college here then. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-06-01 07:56 |
| #1 which was not being guarded at the time More DoS field staff cost cutting? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-06-01 04:28 |