Centroamérica

Militares cercan populoso municipio salvadoreño para capturar pandilleros

Nayib Bukele anunció el 23 de noviembre que rodearía ciudades para que los militares busquen casa por casa y arresten a pandilleros. Soyapango es el primer lugar donde se aplica esta medida

A handout picture released by El Salvador's Presidency press office shows a soldier frisking a man during an operation searching for gang members in Soyapango, El Salvador, on December 3, 2022. - Nearly 10,000 military and police officers surrounded the populous municipality of Soyapango, on the outskirts of San Salvador, early Saturday morning as part of the war against gangs launched in March by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. (Photo by Handout / EL SALVADOR'S PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EL SALVADOR'S PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
A handout picture released by El Salvador's Presidency press office shows a soldier frisking a man during an operation searching for gang members in Soyapango, El Salvador, on December 3, 2022. - Nearly 10,000 military and police officers surrounded the populous municipality of Soyapango, on the outskirts of San Salvador, early Saturday morning as part of the war against gangs launched in March by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. (Photo by Handout / EL SALVADOR'S PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EL SALVADOR'S PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT

San Salvador. Cerca de 10.000 militares y policías cercaron la madrugada del sábado el populoso municipio de Soyapango, en la periferia de San Salvador, en el marco de la guerra contra las pandillas lanzada en marzo por el presidente salvadoreño, Nayib Bukele.

"A partir de estos momentos, el municipio de Soyapango está totalmente cercado. 8.500 soldados y 1.500 agentes han rodeado la ciudad" de 242.000 habitantes, situada en la periferia este de la capital salvadoreña, anunció Bukele en su cuenta de Twitter.

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