Three National Civil Police officers were killed in eastern Guatemala after successfully thwarting a direct armed attack against opposition lawmaker Julio Portillo, who escaped unharmed.
GUATEMALA CITY: Three police officers were killed Friday in an armed attack on a lawmaker in Guatemala, who escaped unharmed.
Congressman Julio Portillo was in the town of Rio Hondo, in Zacapa, an eastern department known to have drug trafficking activity, when the attack occurred, local firefighting official Byron Vasquez told reporters.
The Interior Ministry confirmed the three victims were agents of the National Civil Police, who thwarted the “direct attack against the lawmaker.”
