The alleged killer (R) of environmental rights activist Berta Caceres is surrounded by members of the Military Police for Public Order (PMOP) after being detained in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran authorities have arrested four people in connection with the murder of award-winning environmental and indigenous rights activist Berta Caceres, the attorney general's office said in a statement on Monday.
A spokesman for the armed forces, Lenin Gonzalez, told reporters that one of the accused was an active duty soldier and another a retired official.
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