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Guatemalan Lawmaker and Three Police Officers Killed in Armed Attack

  • A Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers were killed in an armed attack in Zacapa.
  • Lawmaker Julio Cesar Portillo Paz was attacked in Rio Hondo, Zacapa, and later died from his injuries.
  • President Bernardo Arevalo condemned the violence and ordered security forces to identify those responsible.
  • The region of Zacapa is known for drug trafficking activity.
  • Lawmaker Julio Cesar Portillo Paz was initially taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
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