125 killings in 3 days as gang violence soars in El Salvador
Source: Global News
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — At least 125 people have been killed in El Salvador in the last three days, authorities said Wednesday as a wave of violence continues to plague the Central American nation.
National Police deputy director Howard Cotto reported that 40 people were slain on Sunday, 42 on Monday and 43 on Tuesday.
An anti-crime crackdown has led gangs to ramp up violence and many of the killings are related to internal purges or turf wars between rivals, Justice and Public Security Minister Benito Lara said.
Cotto said most of the victims are believed to be “gang members who in some way have betrayed the gangs and are murdered by those same groups.”
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