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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

El Salvador marks its first year under anti-gang crackdown

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

The Central American nation of El Salvador marked a full year Monday under anti-gang emergency measures that were originally supposed to last only a month.

It was the the first anniversary of President Nayib Bukele’s request for special powers to pursue gangs last March 27, following a surge in gang violence in which 62 people were killed in a single day.

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