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| Arnold Peralta: Honduras footballer shot dead | Arnold Peralta: Honduras footballer shot dead |
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| Honduran international footballer Arnold Peralta has been shot dead while on holiday in his hometown. | |
| He was killed in the car park of a shopping centre in La Ceiba, on the country's Caribbean coast. The motive for the attack is unclear. | |
| The 26-year-old midfielder for Olimpia, in the capital Tegucigalpa, played for Scottish giants Rangers until January. | The 26-year-old midfielder for Olimpia, in the capital Tegucigalpa, played for Scottish giants Rangers until January. |
| Honduras is plagued by gang violence and has one of the highest murder rates in the world. | Honduras is plagued by gang violence and has one of the highest murder rates in the world. |
| Osman Madrid, director of the Honduran football federation, said it was a "tragic death that the national sport mourns". | Osman Madrid, director of the Honduran football federation, said it was a "tragic death that the national sport mourns". |
| No arrests have been made. Police ruled out robbery as a possible motive because Peralta had not had his belongings taken. | No arrests have been made. Police ruled out robbery as a possible motive because Peralta had not had his belongings taken. |
| He represented Honduras at the 2012 Olympic Games in London but was ruled out of the 2014 Brazil World Cup squad through injury. | He represented Honduras at the 2012 Olympic Games in London but was ruled out of the 2014 Brazil World Cup squad through injury. |
| He had been due to play for the national team in a friendly against Cuba next week. | He had been due to play for the national team in a friendly against Cuba next week. |
| According to Rangers' website, Peralta played for the Glasgow club 24 times between summer 2013 and January 2015, scoring once. | According to Rangers' website, Peralta played for the Glasgow club 24 times between summer 2013 and January 2015, scoring once. |