Seventy-eight murders in 48 hours: criminal gangs take back El Salvador. State of emergency decreed

A brutal awakening, a very clear message. With an impressive sequence the three powerful gangs (gangs) that dominate the crime of Salvador they have carried out a massacre that has not been remembered for 30 years, since the end of the civil war. In addition to the 16 deaths on Friday, another 62 were added on Saturday, reaching a record of 78 murders in 48 hours.