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El Salvador has first murder-free day in two years
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By Owen Weldon 2 hours ago in Crime
A few days ago, police in El Salvador said it had gone a full 24 hours without any murders, which is rare in a country that has been plagued by gang warfare.
El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world. So far, an average of 10 people a day has been murdered in the country, but last Wednesday no murders were reported.
Most of the violence is caused by criminal gangs, which are known as Maras, and they operate across Central America. As for why there was a lack of violence on Wednesday, the police didn't have an explanation.
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/crime/el-salvador-has-first-murder-free-day-in-two-years/article/483678#ixzz4VqTAMXC6
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Wonder when Chicago will have one?