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Natricia Duncan and Kejan Haynes in Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency amid escalating violence

two men outside of building
Police patrol outside a public building in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 30 December 2024. Photograph: Andrea de Silva/Reuters

Escalating violence in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has caused the country’s government to extend emergency security measures declared in December, after a week of bloody gang warfare that left at least six dead.

Late on Monday evening, the T&T parliament unanimously agreed on a three-month extension of a state of emergency announced on 30 December after police said they received intelligence about an imminent gang war.

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