El Salvador: 1,400 gang members captured in three days

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(CNN in Spanish) --

This Tuesday, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, reported through his verified Twitter account that the authorities have captured 1,400 gang members in just three days.

The announcement comes after the implementation of an Exception Decree in the country as a result of the homicides reported in recent days in the Central American country.

Salvadoran soldiers patrol the streets after the government declared a state of emergency, in San Salvador, on March 27.

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Elements of the police and the Army participate in the operation making incursions into different neighborhoods of El Salvador.

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