Lawmaker, officers killed in attack

A Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers were killed in an armed attack, reports Al Jazeera.

The incident occurred in Río Hondo, a region near Guatemala City, per BeninWebTV and Sight Magazine.

The violence follows recent seismic activity, including a magnitude 3.4 earthquake that struck 195 km south of Guatemala City on Saturday, according to VolcanoDiscovery.

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01sightmagazinesightmagazine.com.au · 8 NovGuatemalan lawmaker, three police officers killed in armed attack 02aljazeeraaljazeera.com · 7 NovGuatemalan lawmaker and three police officers killed in armed attack 03beninwebtvbeninwebtv.com · 7 NovGuatemala: a deputy and three police officers killed in an attack in Río Hondo 04volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 8 NovLight mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 65 km south of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at 11:27 pm (GMT -6) 05volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 7 NovLight mag. 3.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 195 km south of Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at 09:47 am (GMT -6) 06uaua.news · 7 NovLawmaker and three police officers killed in Guatemala — Al Jazeera

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