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Honduras protests: Military deployed after violence [View all]
21 June 2019
REUTERS
Anger has been building in recent weeks over the proposed reforms
Honduras has deployed the military across the country after violent anti-government protests left two dead.
Shops were looted and government buildings attacked in the capital, Tegucigalpa. Some roads were blocked with barricades and burning tyres.
Protests against President Juan Orlando Hernández have been building in recent weeks, sparked by proposed health and education reforms.
The conservative leader is also accused of becoming increasingly authoritarian.
The president, who enjoys the staunch support of the US administration, was re-elected in 2017 after changing the constitution to stand for a second four-year term. The election was heavily criticised by opponents and international observers.
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