US EditionGuatemalan prison hostages freed, president declares state of siege
President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day state of siege after coordinated gang attacks killed nine police officers and wounded 10, amid prison riots and hostage crises.
- On Sunday, President Bernardo Arevalo declared a 30-day nationwide state of siege after coordinated attacks killed at least seven National Civil Police officers.
- Rioting inmates seized 46 prison guards and staff at three men's prisons early on Saturday after prison administrators moved to limit privileges for gang leaders, including Aldo Duppie.
- Authorities retook control of all three prisons and freed hostages after raids by police and military, while images showed Barrio 18 leader Aldo Duppie with a bloody shoulder in custody on Sunday.
- The order restricts civil liberties and allows security officers to arrest or question individuals without prior court approval, mobilizing the National Civil Police and the army nationwide.
- Blaming gang reprisals, the Guatemalan government said the attacks `do not yield or negotiate with terrorists.` Authorities declared three days of mourning, canceled classes Monday, and the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala issued then lifted security warnings.
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Death toll rises to 10 in gangsters' attacks on Guatemalan police as state of emergency is declared
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The death toll from suspected gangsters’ attacks on Guatemalan police rose to 10 on Monday, as Guatemalans saw heavier security in the streets and curtailed rights after Congress approved President Bernardo Arévalo’s emergency declaration. The violence started Saturday when inmates seized control of three prisons in apparently coordinated riots, taking 43 guards hostage. The gangs were demanding privileges for their members…
The streets of Guatemala City were almost deserted this Monday in an unusual image for a working day, as a result of the state of siege decreed by President Bernardo Arévalo on the eve, after a day of violence that left nine police officers dead in simultaneous attacks attributed to gang members of Barrio 18 and riots in at least three prisons in the country. Arévalo and senior security officials fired the officers as heroes, while the president…
The state of siege decreed by President Bernardo Arévalo responds to a wave of violence in which criminal groups attacked the PNC and mutinyed in three prisons, leaving nine policemen dead and nine injured.
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Guatemala's state of emergency, in photos
Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo declared a state of emergency following a surge of gang-related violence that included prison riots and the killing of several police officers over the weekend.
Guatemala declares national emergency following continued gang violence
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day nationwide “state of siege” on Monday following a spree of gang violence that left nine police officers dead in the nation’s capital. The declaration was made unilaterally and currently awaits congressional approval. However, it will remain in place until a decision is reached. The recent killings are believed to be gang retaliation for state authorities retaking gang-controlled areas of th…
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