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9 December 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 10:00 GMT<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"ForensicPolice examine the car of Alfredo Landaverde after he was killed in a drive-by shooting<\/span><\/div>\n

The Honduran Congress has voted to ban motorcyclists from riding with passengers in a bid to curb a spate of drive-by killings.<\/p>\n

The move follows two high-profile murders this week, both blamed on gunmen on motorbikes.<\/p>\n

Congress also approved a wiretapping law proposed as part of efforts to tackle crime but which has raised privacy concerns.<\/p>\n

Honduras has the world’s highest murder rate: 82 per 100,000 people a year.<\/p>\n

During a session held in private because of security fears, legislators approved a decree limiting the number of people allowed on a motorbike to just one.<\/p>\n

The measure, which will last for six months, was requested by President Porfirio Lobo, whose government is facing rising crime.<\/p>\n

“We know it is going to affect a certain part of the population,” congressman Erick Rodriguez was quoted as saying by El Heraldo newspaper.<\/p>\n

But the country had to take steps against hired killers, he said.<\/p>\n

Soldiers on patrol<\/span><\/p>\n

Motorcycles have been used in several high-profile murders.<\/p>\n

\"SoldiersThe army has been brought in to boost policing<\/span><\/div>\n

Journalist Luz Marina Paz and her driver were shot dead on Tuesday as they drove through the capital, Tegucigalpa.<\/p>\n

The following day men on motorcycles killed former government security adviser Alfredo Landaverde in his car.<\/p>\n

Honduras is a key transit country for cocaine smuggled from South America and on to the US market.<\/p>\n

Increasing encroachment by Mexican drug cartels, as well as the presence of violent street gangs, have increased insecurity in the country.<\/p>\n

In November, the Honduran authorities began deploying troops to carry out policing duties.<\/p>\n

The police force itself is undergoing a purge amid efforts to root out officers with links to organised crime.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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