Honduras deploys security forces as doctors and teachers demand president's resignation

Demonstrators demand president's exit as privatization reforms spark fears for education and health services

Honduran security forces with teargas and live bullets have been deployed to quell a wave of nationwide protests led by doctors and teachers demanding the resignation of the country's president.

Juan Orlando Hernindez, the US government's top ally in Central America, is under increasing pressure amid public anger over crumbling public services, dismal approval ratings - and explosive revelations that he was the subject of a US Drug Enforcement Administration trafficking investigation during his first term in office.