In quake-ravaged Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala, residents lynched five men accused of looting homes, exposing deep distrust ...

Members of a rural community in Guatemala hard hit by this week’s earthquakes lynched five men they accused of robbing damaged homes, authorities said Friday.

In aftermath of magnitude 5.7 earthquake, the men were accused of robbing damaged homes in Santa Maria de Jesus.

Residents of a rural Guatemalan community have lynched five men accused of robbing homes damaged by recent earthquakes.

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