Death toll in Honduras ranch shooting rises to at least 20


May 22 (Reuters) - ⁠At least 20 ⁠people were killed ‌in a Thursday shooting at a ranch in northern ​Honduras, regional police ⁠said.

"So far... ⁠20 bodies have been recovered," ⁠Deputy ‌Commissioner for the area, ⁠Jasser Ramos, said in a ​late ‌Thursday interview with TV ⁠station ​TN5.

Ramos added that the dead included ⁠15 men, three women ​and two minors.

Authorities had previously reported difficulties in ⁠securing the scene as some families had already arrived to ​take their ⁠loved ones' bodies away.

(Reporting ​by Raul ‌Cortes and Laura ​Garcia; Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

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