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Residents in a low-income settlement (controlled by MS 13)
pass by a police patrol, San Martín, San Salvador.
Photograph: Tariq Zaidi
El Salvador: a nation held hostage – a photo essay
El Salvador is commonly considered
the deadliest place in the world that is not a war zone,
but it may as well be one.
The defence ministry estimates
that as many as 500,000
of the country’s 6.5 million people
are involved in gangs
The Guardian
Fri 22 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/22/
el-salvador-a-nation-held-hostage-a-photo-essay

The burial for Jose Luis, 11,
who was murdered
by members of the La 18 gang.
Photograph: Tariq Zaidi
He would play with friends in the park
on the border of a demarcation line
between La 18 and rival gang MS 13.
He was threatened by gang members
but continued playing with friends
who were later kidnapped by La 18.
His two friends escaped,
but Jose Luis was beaten, tortured,
stabbed and beheaded.
His body was left in a ditch
and found a few days later
El Salvador: a nation held hostage – a photo essay
El Salvador is commonly considered
the deadliest place in the world that is not a war zone,
but it may as well be one.
The defence ministry estimates that as many as 500,000
of the country’s 6.5 million people are involved in gangs
by Tariq Zaidi
The Guardian
Fri 22 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/22/
el-salvador-a-nation-held-hostage-a-photo-essay
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Salvador UK / USA
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Salvador UK
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