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Heavily-armed police and soldiers enter El Salvador parliament
« on: February 10, 2020, 08:00:17 am »
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Heavily-armed police and soldiers enter El Salvador parliament

    10 February 2020

Heavily-armed police and soldiers in El Salvador have forced their way into parliament, demanding the approval of a $109m (£85m) loan to better equip them.

They entered the building as President Nayib Bukele was about to address lawmakers. Earlier, he gave them seven days to back his loan plan.

Opposition politicians called the appearance of armed men in parliament an unprecedented act of intimidation.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51439020
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