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Honduras sends soldiers to fight crime in 2 cities
Honduras sends soldiers to fight crime in 2 cities
Feb 8, 9:34 PM EST
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduran President Porfirio Lobo has deployed 1,400 soldiers to fight street gangs in the country's two biggest and most violent cities.
The troops began patrolling the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula on Friday.
Lobo says the soldiers will coordinate with police to patrol neighborhoods that are hotspots for crime. He says 800 soldiers have been assigned to Tegucigalpa and 600 to San Pedro Sula.
National Police Director Juan Bonilla says this is part of a "frontal attack against crime."
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