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Three men and to minors where wounded as the result of a shooting that took place near the community of Quebrada Seca, jurisdiction of Nueva Arcadia, Copan.

The wounded are Francisco Munguia, 38 years old, Malvin Yadin Rivera, 26, Fredy Antonio Velasquez, 37, and the two minors are Carmen Mariela Canales of 5 years of age and Olga Enamorado of 12.

According to agents from the Direccion General de Investigation Criminal, DGIC (Criminal Investigation) from La Entrada in Copan, they found an abandoned car at the scene of the crime which was turned upside down in a river with a lot of gunshots. Witnesses say that one of the injured managed to drive a truck down to the police station from La Entrada, Copan where they were taken to the hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan.

The president of Honduras, Manuel Zelya attacked the embassy of the United States which he accused of being promoter of Coup d’états, invasions and nation rises from Central America.

He added that ex ambassador Charles Ford proposed he give him political asylum in our country to Luis Posadas Carriles, Zelaya refused this proposal.

The president defended the president of Venezuela at all times from all the criticism Hugo Chavez received from different business and political groups during the Alba signing ceremony.

Zelaya said Chavez only came to express his ideas and we should respect them, and that he shares his same ideas.

Honduras officially joined the Bolivarian Alternative for the People of our America (ALBA) yesterday in the midst of speeches against the government system of the United States, pronounced by the presidents who form this mechanism lead by the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.

The presidents Spike little about the reaches of this agreement, since they where mostly focused in criticizing the government of the United States, whom they blame for the sub-development the Latin-American countries live in.

Being a small Central American country, Honduras knew the Olympic tournament was going to be difficult. But after upsetting Mexico in the CONCACAF qualification tournament, they would’ve hoped things went a little better than they did.

Three games. Three losses.

Fives goals against. Zero goals for.

Of course, they did face a tough group, consisting of Italy, Cameroon, and South Korea. All in all, the Honduran team left China on Thursday feeling like the experience wasn’t a waste. Which makes sense, since this was only their second Olympic qualification; the full side has advanced to the World Cup finals only once, in 1982 in Spain, where they managed two draws but did not escape the group.