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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Nelson Renteria

Salvadoran president vows tougher war on gangs after police killed

Police officers patrol the area where three police officers were killed by alleged gang members during a patrol at La Realidad neighborhood, in Santa Ana, El Salvador, June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador pledged on Tuesday that his government will "intensify" already tough efforts to combat gangs after three police officers were gunned down earlier in the day.

Bukele declared a state of emergency in March in an effort to rein in a spike in homicides, suspending some constitutional protections such as free assembly.

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