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- A fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates. Photo: AFP
- The U.S. State Department has criticized Honduras for Photo: AFP
- Some 475 people escaped from the prison in the town of Comayagua and 356 are missing. Photo: AFP
- Honduran authorities said the fire had been started by a prisoner who set his mattress ablaze. Photo: AFP
- Outraged relatives of dead inmates tried to storm the gates of the prison Wednesday morning. Photo: AFP
- Local television showed dozens of inmates' relatives hurling rocks at officers. Photo: AFP
- The prison housed people convicted of serious crimes such as homicide and armed robbery. Photo: EFE
- Honduras' overcrowded and dilapidated prisons have been hit by a string of deadly riots and fires. Photo: AFP
- Honduran authorities have repeatedly pledged to improve conditions. Photo: AFP
- The country of 7.6 million people is a major transit route for drugs headed from South America. Photo: EFE
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A fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates.
Photo: AFP

