El Salvador arrests 600 gang suspects and cuts food for inmates

Heavily armed police guard the streets in down town San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday, March 27, 2022. El Salvador’s congress has granted President Nayib Bukele request to declare a state of emergency, amid a wave of gang-related killings over the weekend. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

The government of El Salvador says it has arrested more than 600 gang suspects and ordered reductions in food for inmates after a wave of killings over the weekend.

Officials declared a state of emergency and locked down prisons after 87 murders were committed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.