The death toll from suspected gang attacks on Guatemalan police climbed to 10 Monday as heavily armed security forces flooded the streets and civil liberties were curtailed following Congressβ approval of President Bernardo Arevaloβs emergency decree.
The violence erupted Saturday after inmates seized control of three prisons in what authorities described as coordinated riots, taking 43 guards hostage while demanding privileges for gang members and their leaders.
Hours after police regained control of one prison early Sunday, suspected gang members launched a wave of retaliat
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