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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

El Salvador's leader, criticized internationally for gang crackdown, tells UN it was the right thing

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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele trumpeted the success of his gang crackdown during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, crediting his administration’s will against international criticism over human rights violations.

Bukele said that if El Salvador had listened to external critics — including some at the United Nations — the tiny Central American country would again be the murder capital of the world.

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