Honduras Implements El Salvador-Style Tactics in Anti-Gang Crackdown.

Honduran authorities conducted a prison sweep, forcing inmates to sit half-naked in tight rows while they searched for contraband, similar to the harsh tactics of neighboring El Salvador. The sweep demonstrated the government's resolve to crack down on gangs following last week's gang-related massacre of 46 female inmates. Police said they were considering the possibility that a pool hall shooting on Saturday, which killed 11 people, was related to the prison violence. The military police, who have taken charge of the nation's prisons, found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, pistols, assault rifles, and grenades.