SAN SALVADOR: More than 6,000 gang members have been detained in the first nine days of a state of emergency in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), after imposing the measure to stamp out a soaring homicide wave.
The Central American country declared the emergency measure — which allows the arrest of gang members without a warrant — last week after 87 reported killings from March 25 to 27.
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