Attempted Prison Escape in Honduras Leaves 2 Inmates Dead and 3 Injured

MEXICO CITY—An attempted prison break early Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said. The Latin American country has long been plagued by gang violence and overcrowded prisons. According to officials, a total of 72 prisoners took part in the attempted escape from the men’s prison in the town of Tamara, about 19 miles from the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. They did not clarify how the casualties occurred. Military police were called in to deal with the situation. The force’s commander, Col. Ramiro Muñoz, said one of the prisoners died at the prison while the other died a while later, at a nearby hospital....