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Guatemala Huité Attack: Eight Dead and Still No Official Account

The Guatemala Huité attack has left eight dead, prosecutors say, yet no authority has explained who the armed men in military-style gear were or why. The post Guatemala Huité Attack: Eight Dead and Still No Official Account appeared first on The Rio Times .

Three days after the Guatemala Huité attack, the death toll has increased to eight. No official explanation has been provided regarding the identity of the armed men who entered the town. On Sunday, 27 September, armed men in military-style attire entered Huité, a small town in eastern Guatemala. As of 29 September, the Public Ministry, Guatemala's prosecution service, had processed four crime scenes within the town, uncovering seven bodies - three women and four men - all suffering from gunshot wounds.

An eighth victim, a man wounded in the attack, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in the capital later that day. Ballistic items, including 77 bullet casings, were collected for analysis.

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