Coverage dated December 2, 2022 to December 3, 2022
El Salvador has sent 10,000 police to seal off a town and search for gang members
Headline from Delaware Public Media
The operation is one of the largest mobilizations yet in President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on street gangs.
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President Nayib Bukele said "8,500 soldiers and 1,500 agents have surrounded" the municipality of Soyapango. The government is aiming to reduce the country's homicide rate to less than two a day.
The government of El Salvador sent 10,000 soldiers and police to seal off a town on the outskirts of the nation's capital Saturday to search for gang members.
The government of El Salvador sent 10,000 soldiers and police to seal off a town on the outskirts of the nation’s capital Saturday to search for gang members.
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