Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers killed in armed attack
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A Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers have been killed in an armed attack, according to the country’s authorities, Al Jazeera reported. The attack on Friday targeted Congressman Julio Portillo, who was in the town of Rio Hondo, in the eastern Zacapa department, which is known for drug trafficking activity. Portillo was initially taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and his death was later confirmed by the National Unity of Hope party, or UNE. President Bernardo Arevalo said the three National Civil Police officers killed in the attack had died in the line of duty and instructed security forces to cooperate with prosecutors investigating the killings. Authorities have not disclosed a motive for the attack or identified who was responsible. [1]
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