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Sebastian Ponce, 35, from La Ceiba, Honduras, has stopped at the migrant shelter run by the Catholic Church in Tultitlan, Mexico while on his journey to get back into the United States. "In Honduras, there's no work," he says. (Keith Dannemiller/Special to The Washington Times)
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A woman grieves hysterically Wednesday outside the burned-out prison in Comayagua, Honduras. The local governor, a former prison employee, told reporters an inmate called her to say he was going to set the lockup ablaze and kill everyone inside.
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Soldiers scramble during clashes Wednesday with relatives of inmates after a deadly prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras. As many as 350 inmates are missing and presumed dead and at least 21were injured in the blaze, authorities said. (Associated Press)
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A woman grieves hysterically Wednesday outside the burned-out prison in Comayagua, Honduras. The local governor, a former prison employee, told reporters an inmate called her to say he was going to set the lockup ablaze and kill everyone inside.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Soldiers scramble during clashes Wednesday with relatives of inmates after a deadly prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras. As many as 350 inmates are missing and presumed dead and at least 21were injured in the blaze, authorities said.
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Inmates' relatives stand at the gates of the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, early on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, after a fire broke out inside the facility Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)
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An airplane lies crashed on the hood of a car that was used by police to prevent the plane from escaping after pilots unloaded drugs into several cars in San Esteban, Honduras, in 2003. "Honduras is the No. 1 offload point for traffickers to take cocaine through Mexico to the U.S.," said a U.S. law enforcement official. (Associated Press)
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A police forensic team examines the bodies of three people said to be gang members and killed by unidentified assailants in the village of Los Hornos, Honduras. Honduras has become a main transit route for South American cocaine, a trend that has helped drive the country's homicide rate to the highest level in the world and left many villages dependent on the cocaine trade. (Associated Press)
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Alleged drug trafficker Mario Ponce Rodriguez from Guatemala is escorted by police and army personnel during his extradition to the U.S. from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Oct. 10. Almost half of the cocaine that reaches the United States is now offloaded somewhere along Honduras' coast and heavily forested interior. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Spain's David Villa, center, celebrates after scoring a goal during the World Cup group H soccer match between Spain and Honduras at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, June 21, 2010. Spain won 2-0.
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Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo looks at the ball during the World Cup group H soccer match between Honduras and Chile at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, South Africa, Wednesday, June 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
