Guatemala declares 30-day nationwide state of siege after deadly attacks on police

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country's National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, …

A police officer stands guard at the crime scene where a police officer was killed by alleged gang members in Guatemala ...

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Police officers killed in Guatemala gang violence after inmates take over prisons

Guatemalan security forces moved Sunday to reassert control over a maximum security prison after inmate riots, as authorities reported deadly gang attacks against police in the capital while hostages remained held at other facilities. (AP Video by Moisés …

Guatemala: Gang members kill 7 cops over jail crackdown

Earlier on Sunday, police supported by the army entered the Renovacion I maximum-security prison at dawn in Escuintla, about 75 kilometers (45 miles) south of Guatemala City, using armored vehicles and tear gas.

Guatemala declares 30-day state of emergency after gangs kill 8 police officers

Guatemala’s president on Sunday declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused the groups of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at three prisons. The killings occurred in the Guatemalan …

At least 46 taken hostage in Guatemala prison riots

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Riots broke out Saturday at three prisons in Guatemala, where inmates took at least 46 people hostage, Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda said. Villeda said at a news conference that the unrest was orchestrated by the …

Pandillas matan a siete policías en Guatemala en represalia por operativo tras motines en cárceles

Por Michael Rios, CNN Siete policías murieron en Guatemala en medio de un repunte de la violencia de pandillas que se originó luego de producirse motines en tres cárceles, informó el ministro del Interior, Marco Antonio Villeda. Las autoridades retomaron …

Gang violence in Guatemala kills 7 police officers after inmates take over prisons

Gang members in Guatemala kill seven police after prison crackdown: minister

Guatemala’s interior minister accused gangs of killing seven police on Sunday in retaliation for the government’s refusal to transfer gang leaders to a lower-security prison. The killings occurred a day after gang-affiliated inmates took 46 people hostage …