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Gunmen shell Honduran Supreme Court building
Source: RIA Novosti - http://en.rian.ru/world/20091126/156987934.html


Unidentified gunmen have fired grenades from portable launchers at the buildings of the Supreme Court and the Canal 10 television in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, local police said.

No casualties have been reported and the buildings were only slightly damaged in the attack.

According to police spokesman Orlin Cerrato, the attack was planned to intimidate Honduran citizens on the eve of the presidential elections scheduled for November 29.

"The shelling of public buildings will not scare the people and will not hamper the presidential polls. We will take all necessary security measures to ensure the free expression of the will of the electorate," Cerrato said in an interview with the HRN radio on Wednesday.

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According to police, over 30 attacks with explosive devices have targeted institutions and media outlets from both sides of the conflict since the June coup despite the interim government has ordered citizens to turn in their weapons.

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