El Salvador's ongoing crackdown on gangs and violence - in pictures
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Soldiers stand guard during the presidential and legislative elections in San Salvador, El Salvador. AFP -
Aerial view of the Campanera neighbourhood in Soyapango, a stronghold of the Barrio 18 gang for decades. AFP -
Soldiers patrol the Campanera neighbourhood during the presidential and legislative elections. AFP -
Inmates inside a cell at the Terrorism Confinement Centre mega-prison in Tecoluca. AFP -
Inmates belonging to the MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs arrive at the mega-prison. AFP / El Salvador's Presidency -
Gang members inside a cell at the mega-prison. AFP -
Members of the MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs in custody at a prison in Ciudad Barrios. AFP / El Salvador Presidency -
A man detained over alleged gang links is escorted by an officer of the National Civil Police at the San Salvador penal centre. AFP -
A police officer checks a man with tattoos during an operation to find gang members in Santa Ana. AFP -
Soldiers and police frisk transport users in an operation in search of gang members in Santa Ana. AFP -
A member of the military stands guard behind two alleged gang members in San Salvador. Bloomberg -
People detained over alleged gang links are escorted to the San Salvador penal centre. AFP -
A woman holds a poster with pictures of people who died in detention during a protest outside the Attorney General's Office in Antiguo Cuscatlan. Reuters -
A woman poses with a picture of her husband who was captured under the state of emergency and later died in prison. AFP -
A woman shows a photo of her son who was detained during the state of emergency. AFP
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