Bernardo Arévalo Declares State of Siege Following Deadly Guatemala Gang Attacks

Guatemala declared a thirty-day state of siege after coordinated gang violence killed nine police officers and triggered prison riots.Security forces used armored vehicles and tear gas to regain control of three penitentiaries where inmates held fifty hostages.Bernardo Arévalo authorized the suspension of assembly rights and warrantless searches as the military deployed to the streets to restore order.