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Friends, family bury slain Honduran Miss World contestant, sister

By Jorge Cabrera
Friends and family members carry the coffin of Maria Jose Alvarado at the cemetery in Santa Barbara November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

SANTA BARBARA Honduras (Reuters) - Amid applause and sobs, friends and family buried a murdered Honduran beauty queen and her sister on Thursday while authorities charged a suspect with the crime.

The bodies of Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister Sofia, 23, were found buried near a river in the mountainous region of Santa Barbara in western Honduras, police said on Wednesday.

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