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INSIDECOSTARICA.COM | CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS BRIEFS | Tuesday 19 April 2011

El Salvador Bans Firearms in 27 Municipalities

San Salvador - El Salvador has issued temporary ban on firearms in 27 municipalities as part of its efforts to reduce violence and criminal rates provided that 70-75% the homicides involve firearms.

Justice and Security Minister Manuel Melgar told the press the decree will remain in force in 20 such places until June 15 and till May 15 in the rest, including the beaches.

In a press briefing at La Libertad beach resort, some 35 kilometers south of the capital, the minister said the ban will be enforced in the municipalities with the higher criminal rate.

Considering the Easter holidays, the Civil Protection Division began deploying last Saturday more than 37,000 police officers, soldiers and health personnel guarantee safety and attend to emergencies.

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