Jun 3, 2013 / 11:47 am
A bishop in Honduras said a truce has still not been achieved between rival gangs in the country that have unleashed "an underhanded civil war between Honduran young people."
Auxiliary Bishop Romulo Emiliani of San Pedro de Sula denied reports of a truce between the country's two most violent gangs, the M-18 and the MS-13.
Leaders of both gangs appeared in the media to ask "forgiveness of society and the authorities" and to promise to put an end to their confrontations with the help of the Church and the Organization of American States.
However, Bishop Emiliani, who has been working to end the youth violence in the country, said that this does not mean an agreement of peace has been reached between the two groups.