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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. | 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. | 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 side 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. |
| Peralta had complained about violence in his homeland in a tweet late last year. | Peralta had complained about violence in his homeland in a tweet late last year. |
| He wrote: "How difficult it is for our country with so many criminals killing every so often, as though killing was in fashion! These types of people don't deserve to be alive." | He wrote: "How difficult it is for our country with so many criminals killing every so often, as though killing was in fashion! These types of people don't deserve to be alive." |
| Honduras: World's murder capital | Honduras: World's murder capital |
| "This is terrible," his father Carlos told a news conference. "They killed my exemplary son. I can't say more because of the pain I feel." | "This is terrible," his father Carlos told a news conference. "They killed my exemplary son. I can't say more because of the pain I feel." |
| His Honduras team-mate Boniek Garcia tweeted (in Spanish): "Rest in peace brother, God receive you in Heaven, you will stay in our hearts. Support and strength to the family." | His Honduras team-mate Boniek Garcia tweeted (in Spanish): "Rest in peace brother, God receive you in Heaven, you will stay in our hearts. Support and strength to the family." |
| There will be a minute's silence held before Rangers' game against Morton on Saturday, Peralta's former club said in a statement on its website. | There will be a minute's silence held before Rangers' game against Morton on Saturday, Peralta's former club said in a statement on its website. |
| "The players will also wear black armbands in his honour", it added. | "The players will also wear black armbands in his honour", it added. |
| Officials from the public ministry told the local El Heraldo newspaper that Peralta had been hit by 18 bullets. | Officials from the public ministry told the local El Heraldo newspaper that Peralta had been hit by 18 bullets. |
| Arnold Peralta | Arnold Peralta |
| 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. |
| Did you know Arnold Peralta? What are you memories of the international footballer? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. | Did you know Arnold Peralta? What are you memories of the international footballer? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. |
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