{"id":2531922,"date":"2026-01-09T09:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graphic-footage-conservative-lawmaker-hit-in-head-by-homemade-mortar-like-explosive-as-extremists-ratchet-up-violence-in-honduras\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:52:13","slug":"graphic-footage-conservative-lawmaker-hit-in-head-by-homemade-mortar-like-explosive-as-extremists-ratchet-up-violence-in-honduras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graphic-footage-conservative-lawmaker-hit-in-head-by-homemade-mortar-like-explosive-as-extremists-ratchet-up-violence-in-honduras\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: Conservative Lawmaker Hit in Head by Homemade Mortar-like Explosive as Extremists Ratchet up Violence in Honduras"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgraphic-footage-conservative-lawmaker-hit-in-head-by-homemade-mortar-like-explosive-as-extremists-ratchet-up-violence-in-honduras%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531922&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Honduran opposition lawmaker, Gladys Aurora L\u00f3pez of the conservative National Party, was seriously but stably injured when an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-raises-reward-for-pipe-bomb-suspect-info-to-six-figures\/\" title=\"FBI Raises Reward For Pipe Bomb Suspect Info To Six Figures\">explosive device<\/a> was thrown and detonated just behind her outside the National Congress in Tegucigalpa. video verified by Reuters shows the device exploding near L\u00f3pez, who fell and was later seen with blood and bruising on her back; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-top-isis-leader-killed-in-u-s-raid-in-syria\/\" title=\"White House Says Top ISIS Leader Killed In U.S. Raid In Syria\">social-media reports<\/a> say she suffered temporary hearing loss. The attack occurred amid tensions following the disputed Nov. 30 general election. L\u00f3pez&#8217;s party blamed supporters of the ruling Libre party, though Libre is not part of the election dispute. The presidential contest came down to National Party candidate Nasry Asfura-who won by under one percentage point-and Salvador Nasralla,who has appealed for a recount; no arrests in the attack had been announced.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A lawmaker with Honduras&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >primary conservative opposition party<\/a> is reportedly in serious but stable condition after being injured by an explosive device thrown at her outside the National Congress in Tegucigalpa.<\/p>\n<p>While it&rsquo;s unclear who attacked&nbsp;or what their motivations were, the incident comes after a highly contentious Nov. 30 general election, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/honduras-opposition-party-condemns-attack-lawmaker-election-tensions-simmer-2026-01-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> noted is still under dispute.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the attack shows Lopez and another individual outside the National Congress smiling and posing for reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 10 seconds into the video, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/far-left-terror-plot-disrupted-georgia-5-arrested-explosive-devices-makeshift-tree-stands-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explosive device<\/a> is thrown from off-camera and explodes directly behind Lopez, who falls to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Video verified by Reuters showed the lawmaker seated, with a white button-down shirt pulled away to reveal stripes of blood and apparent bruising on her back,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-vast-majority-of-law-enforcement-are-decent-honorable-people\/\" title=\"Biden Says \u2018Vast Majority\u2019 Of Law Enforcement Are \u2018Decent, Honorable People\u2019\">wire service reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/2009431043728920638?\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theinformant_x\/status\/2009425093567349218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reports<\/a> on social media said that L&oacute;pez also suffered temporary hearing loss from the attack. Those reports indicated &ldquo;she is stable and out of danger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The blast, officials said, detonated &ldquo;centimeters&rdquo; from Lopez.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez&rsquo;s conservative National Party blamed the attack on supporters of the ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party, or Libre.<\/p>\n<p>However, the leftist party is not involved in the dispute over the Nov. 30 election.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Honduran President Xiomara Castro of Libre selected Rixi Moncada as his successor, but she finished a distant third in the election with less than 20 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the contest came down to the the National Party&rsquo;s Nasry Asfura &mdash; who was supported by an endorsement from U.S. President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/donald-trump-1980s-deja-vu-maduros-capture-just-latest-example\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> &mdash; and Salvador Nasralla, a journalist and businessman who has a history of anti-corruption campaigning and who describes himself as a political centrist.<\/p>\n<p>Asfura won by less than one percent, although Nasralla has appealed to the Electoral Justice Tribunal seeking a recount before Asfura&rsquo;s Jan. 27 swearing-in.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the political situation has been complicated by the pardon of former Honduran President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-condemns-trumps-takedown-socialist-dictator-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juan Orlando Hern&aacute;ndez<\/a> by Trump; Hern&aacute;ndez was serving a long prison sentence in the United States for a drug trafficking conviction.<\/p>\n<p>No arrests in the assassination attempt have been announced by authorities as of early Friday morning.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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