El fundador del diario El Periódico, muy crítico con el Gobierno de Alejandro Giammattei, enfrenta acusaciones de lavado de dinero y tráfico de influencias. Asociaciones de periodistas piden su liberación.
Rubén Téllez, a spokesman for the Guatemalan army, said soldiers were working a highway checkpoint intended to act as perimeter security for the presidential visit to La Laguna, a town in Huehuetenango province.
Téllez said a car approached the checkpoint and its occupants then opened fire on soldiers, who returned fire.
One man, possibly a Mexican, was shot in the legs during the incident and was taken for medical treatment.
It does not appear that Giammattei was ever in danger, was the target of the attack or was anywhere near the shooting.
The area is frequented by human traffickers and drug smugglers, many of whom work for Mexican gangs.
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