Gangs have long oppressed neighborhoods in Guatemala where they recruit children, extort businesses and execute rivals.
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Days after suspected gang members killed 10 Guatemalan police officers, police and soldiers took their new powers granted under a state of emergency to the Barrio 18 gang’s center of operations in the north of the capital.
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