US Embassy in Honduras burned amid protests

By Caitlin Yilek

Published May 31, 2019 11:31pm ET

US Embassy in Honduras burned amid protests — Protesters add tires to a fire outside the main entrance into the U.S. Embassy during a protest against the government of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Friday, May 31, 2019. Protesters are demanding the government revoke decrees that they say would lead to massive, uncompensated layoffs of public employees and the privatization of state hospitals. | (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)

The main entrance of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras was burned Friday amid protests, according to reports.

The entrance was set ablaze when protesters lit tires and others objects in front of the embassy on fire, though it’s not clear if the building was targeted.

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