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| A British man has been shot dead in Central America by a gang who stole his camera, it was reported. | A British man has been shot dead in Central America by a gang who stole his camera, it was reported. |
| The man, named locally as tourist Kaya Omer, 33, was killed at 11am on Tuesday in the city of San Pedro Sula, in north-west Honduras, the El Heraldo newspaper said. | The man, named locally as tourist Kaya Omer, 33, was killed at 11am on Tuesday in the city of San Pedro Sula, in north-west Honduras, the El Heraldo newspaper said. |
| He was reportedly taking photographs in colonial Trejo, an area in the west of the city, when he was attacked by several men. | He was reportedly taking photographs in colonial Trejo, an area in the west of the city, when he was attacked by several men. |
| Witnesses told police the man was shot dead as he ran away, El Heraldo said. Police and a forensic medical team were called to the scene and his body was taken to a judicial morgue for a postmortem. | Witnesses told police the man was shot dead as he ran away, El Heraldo said. Police and a forensic medical team were called to the scene and his body was taken to a judicial morgue for a postmortem. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of reports and are looking into them." | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of reports and are looking into them." |
| Violent crime is rife in Honduras. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the murder rate in the country doubled between 2005 and 2010 to become the highest in the world – 82.1 per 100,000 people. | Violent crime is rife in Honduras. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the murder rate in the country doubled between 2005 and 2010 to become the highest in the world – 82.1 per 100,000 people. |
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