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Ecuador's military continues search operations as the country was declared under a "state of emergency" following an escalation of gang violence, since the prison escape of one of the country's most powerful narco bosses. IMAGES
Images of soldiers patrolling the streets of Ecuador's capital, Quito, on armored vehicles after President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency. The small South American country has been plunged into crisis after years of growing control by transnational cartels that use its ports to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe. IMAGES
More than 2,400 people were killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including over 350 killed in lynchings by locals and vigilante groups, the UN says. "Between January 1 and August 15 of this year, at least 2,439 people have been killed and a further 902 injured," UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani tells reporters in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
Honduras Public Order Military Police (PMOP) display weapons seized at the "Francisco Morazan" national penitentiary in Tamara. The government announced that the military police will take control of Honduras' 21 prisons for one year, starting July 1, and will train 2,000 new prison guards in the wake of clashes between rival gangs that left at least 46 women dead in a prison near the capital Tegucigalpa. IMAGES
Investigators, police are seen at the scene of suspected gang-related shooting leaving 11 dead. The mass shooting took place in Choloma, a town near San Pedro Sula, the country's second largest city. IMAGES
Images of the Villeneuve housing estate, south of Grenoble, a few hours after a shooting that took place during the night and left six people aged between 23 and 28 injured. IMAGES
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