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Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs

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Archbishop of San Salvador says most people support a months-long state of emergency. Critics say campaign has violated human rights and swept up apparently innocent people. El Salvador's gangs, estimated to count some 70,000 members in their ranks, have long controlled swaths of territory.

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Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs

The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador is praising a months-long state of emergency that has rounded of tens of thousands of suspects in a crackdown on gangs. While critics

2 years ago·United States

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Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs

The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador is praising a months-long state of emergency that has rounded of tens of thousands of suspects in a crackdown on gangs

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Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs

The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador is praising a months-long state of emergency that has rounded of tens of thousands of suspects in a crackdown on gangs

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Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador is praising a months-long state of emergency that has rounded of tens of thousands of suspects in a crackdown on gangs. While critics say the campaign has violated human rights and swept up apparently innocent people, Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas said Sunday that Salvadorans supported the measure. Since March, the country’s congress has granted extension after ex…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador said Sunday that most people support a months-long state of emergency that has rounded of tens of thousands of suspects in a crackdown on violent street gangs. While critics say the campaign has violated human rights and swept up apparently innocent people, […]

2 years ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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