Gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed a shoe factory in Honduras, killing at least 15 people and wounding eight others, police said.
At least four men burst into the factory in the northern coastal city of San Pedro Sula and opened fire on workers, officers said.
Thirteen people died at the scene and two later died in hospital.
Police spokesman Leonel Sauceda said the motive was unclear but he did not rule out a link to drug trafficking.
San Pedro Sula has suffered frequent gunbattles between drug traffickers and also among the country’s notorious street gangs.
All the victims were said to be young men, aged between 17 and 24.
The factory is in the south-west of San Pedro Sula, which is about 245km (150 miles) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa.
“We hope that soon – tonight or in the early morning – we will have a clearer picture of what has happened,” said the city’s police chief, Hector Mejia.
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