Curfews in chaotic Honduras

The Honduran government announced curfews Sunday in two northern cities after 22 people were shot dead overnight in separate attacks amid escalating violence in the country.

Heavily armed men opened fire Saturday night in a billiards hall in the northern city of Choloma, killing 11 people and seriously wounding three more, police said.

An official source said there had been at least 11 other killings Saturday in separate episodes across the northern Valle de Sula zone.

President Xiomara Castro announced via Twitter a 15day curfew in Choloma between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m., effective immediately, and another in San Pedro Sula, effective July 4.

There has been a partial state of emergency in parts of Honduras since December in a bid to confront violent gangs.