El Salvador ramps up fight against gangs

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Around 10,000 troops have surrounded Soyapango, one of the biggest cities in in El Salvador, as part of a massive crackdown on gangs, President Nayib Bukele has announced. The World’s Tibisay Zea has more. 

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