El Salvador: State of emergency after 62 gang killings in a day
The 62 deaths recorded on Saturday make it the country's most violent 24-hour period for 30 years.
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Image caption, Police said they had arrested four leaders of the MS-13 gang ahead of the vote
El Salvador's parliament has approved a state of emergency after the Central… [+2288 chars]
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