El Salvador Declares State Of Emergency Amid Spike In Gang Violence

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - APRIL 04: President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele looks on while passing by lined up recruits on a ceremonial car during the incorporation of more than 1,400 new soldiers to the Salvadoran Armed Forces on April 4th, 2022 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Amid a spike in gang violence, on Saturday March 27th the Legislative Assembly approved a state of emergency request made by President Nayib Bukele. The decree grants the government special powers by loosening arrest rules for 30 days leaving more than 5000 detained. (Photo by Roque Alvarenga/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)