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Two journalists killed after radio show

José Bayardo Mairena, 52, and Manuel Juárez, 55, radio journalists for Excélsior and Super 10, were killed March 26 in Juticalpa when unidentified gunmen ambushed their car. The journalists had just left Catacamas after completing a radio program when a car pulled up and fired at least 26 shots into their vehicle. Mairena died at the scene and Juarez was taken to a Juticalpa hospital where he was pronounced dead, local media reports.

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