El Salvador proclaims state of emergency as homicides soar

El Salvador's legislative assembly approved a state of emergency law early Sunday to tackle a spiraling homicide rate -- driven by gangs Barrio 18 and MS-13 -- after the country's police forces reported 62 homicides on Saturday.

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