U.S. Convoy Under Attack in Honduras; No One Wounded

Unidentified assailants ambushed a U.S. military convoy, raking it with gunfire and disabling a jeep with an explosive, but no casualties were reported, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said.

The attack Tuesday in northern Honduras was the third this year on U.S. troops in the country. The caravan of 11 jeeps was hit as it carried supplies to troops taking part in military exercises, said the spokesman, Charles V. Barclay. He said 14 U.S. and six Honduran soldiers were in the vehicles.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but leftist groups including the Cinchonero People’s Liberation Movement have attacked U.S. troops in the past.