El Salvador rings off entire region to hem in gangs

Thousands of soldiers and police surround an area bigger than New York City in their war on gangs.

Soldiers and police in El Salvador have surrounded the entire central Cabanas department as part of President Nayib Bukele's ongoing war against gangs.

"Since this morning, 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers have established a security fence," Mr Bukele posted.More than 70,000 suspected members have been arrested since March 2022, when a state of emergency was declared after a spike in gang-related murders. The impoverished Central American nation is seen as one of the most dangerous countries in the world.

Thousands of people with no discernible link to gang activity have also been swept up in the dragnet of arrests.

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