Honduras Gangs Leave Grisly Warning

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Honduras Gangs Leave Grisly Warning

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The disfigured body of a young man was found in northern Honduras along with a message threatening the Honduran president, police said Sunday. The discovery marks the 10th such slaying apparently carried about by gangs protesting a government crackdown.

Guatemala's new president received a similar threat last month, warning him that if his government continued to target gangs, "more people will die."

Honduran authorities said three local prostitutes discovered the body of the latest victim Saturday in the city of San Pedro Sula, 110 miles north of the capital, Tegucigalpa.

Investigators estimated the victim was between 18 and 21 years of age. His assailants had gouged out his eyes, cut off his ears and nose and removed his heart, police spokesman Ivan Mejia said. His head was wrapped in a red shirt and stuffed inside a plastic garbage bag.

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Honduras Gangs Leave Grisly Warning