Guatemala Declares Siege After Gangsters Seize Prisons, Take Hostages
1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026
Guatemalan authorities declared a state of siege Sunday in response to three coordinated prison-gang uprisings and the related killing of nine local police officers, according to multiple outlets. Inmates briefly seized…
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