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Honduran journalist reports attack after leaving channel ... - Terra Argentina

July 18, 2013 18:49

Honduran journalist Joel

Coca denounced having been attacked by two strangers who beat him with a wooden bat out of the Canal 12 Puerto Vision, Puerto Cortes, Honduras Caribbean.

The communicator told local media that the incident took place on Wednesday at 21.05 local time (03.05 GMT today), when the news came out to present “More News”.

added that one of the attackers said “shoots” but passenger replied “better let’s go”.

According to the journalist, the attack, but take anything from his vehicle, and asked him money to be assaulted, may be due to the exercise of their profession.

indicated that on July 16 last commented on an alleged corruption and abuse the staff of a company maquila (assembly plant) of Puerto Cortes, who did not identify.

Coca

who receive care in a hospital in Puerto Cortes, also a correspondent for Channel 11, which broadcasts from San Pedro Sula (north), the second largest city in Honduras.

The Central American country is among the most dangerous in Latin America for journalists.

Between 2003 and so far in 2013, some 36 journalists have been killed in Honduras, the last one Anibal Barrow, last June 24 after being abducted in San Pedro Sula.

Barrow, who was also an agronomist and professor, led a talk show on a TV channel that city.

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