Guatemala's Congress voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to approve a temporar...
GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala’s Congress voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to approve a temporary state of siege in six northeastern provinces, a measure designed to tighten security after several soldiers were killed by suspected drug traffickers.
The initiative passed by a vote of 88 lawmakers in favor and nine opposed in the Central American country’s unicameral legislature. Guatemala, like neighbors El Salvador and Honduras, is a hub for the trafficking of drugs from South America to the United States. Outgoing President Jimmy Morales declared the state of siege last week, arguing it is needed to better target criminal groups operating in these areas.
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