Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day state of siege following gang attacks that killed seven police ...

State of emergency imposed after gang violence allows police to arrest suspected criminals without judicial order.

By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Guatemala's president declared a state of siege on Sunday after security ...

The killings occurred a day after gang member inmates took 46 people hostage in three prisons across the country, officials ...

President Bernardo Arevalo issues the order after at least seven police officers killed in riots and hostage-taking.

Guatemalan police and soldiers are using new powers under a state of emergency to target the Barrio 18 gang in a high-crime ...

Riots in which 46 guards were taken hostage were followed by coordinated street attacks in which 10 members of the National ...

Initially, seven officers and one gang member were ​killed ‌in the Sunday attacks, ‍with ⁠more than a dozen officers wounded.

The death toll from suspected gang attacks on Guatemalan police has risen to nine as Guatemalans awoke to heavier security ...

Guatemala’s President declared\u00A0a 30-day state of emergency to combat gangs after police killings and prison seizures.

Authorities in Guatemala accused gangs of killing eight police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to ...

Clashes between security forces and gang members in Guatemala's capital Sunday killed seven officers, authorities said, ...