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Rodrigo Abd The Associated Press
"GUATEMALA GANGS"


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Gang members hang out at the courtyard inside El Hoyon prison, in Escuintla, Guatemala. A string of violent and mysterious killings targeting gang members and criminals in Guatemala has prompted rumors of a 'social cleansing,' an effort to weed out undesirable members of society. Some blame police, others point a finger at vigilante groups sick of rising crime. Police say rival gangs are responsible.
 

 

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