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Crime drops dramatically in El Salvador as gang truce expands
Rival Salvadoran street gangs on Saturday added a sixth city to a truce signed a year ago, in a hopeful sign for a peace pact that has dramatically lowered deaths from gang-related homicide. Members from the notorious Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs looked on as their leaders signed the…
Strong earthquake shakes El Salvador
A strong 7.3 earthquake shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off El Salvador early Monday, prompting a brief tsunami warning for the region that was later lifted, US officials said. The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 0437 GMT, was located 111 kilometers (69 miles) south of the…
El Salvador sets post-war murder record in 2011
El Salvador saw a post-civil war record number of murders in 2011, with at least 4,308 people killed in a crime epidemic in the country of 6.1 million, police said. National police announced the figure late Monday, saying it topped the 2009 rate of 4,223 murders, making 2011 the deadliest…
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Watching England v. Slovenia (friendly) and wondering whether penalties should be eliminated altogether. The highlight of the day, of course, will be USA v. El Salvador. This Real Salt Lake beat writer thinks that Bradley will start Altidore, which naturally makes me happy, but then I remember it’s Bob Bradley,…
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