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Honduras suspends eight consuls in US
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said there would be an investigation into whether the eight had illegally issued identity papers.
The consulates affected are in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans and New York .
The consuls' suspension comes days after local media alleged that they had issued illegal papers in exchange of payments of up to $50 (£30).
The only ones to remain in their posts were the consuls in Washington DC and San Francisco.*
An estimated 700,000 people of Honduran origin resided in the United States in 2011, according to the US Census Bureau.
Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26141335