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El Salvador struggles with anti-terrorism law

Security Update - 27 July 2006 27 July 2006 Modified: 27 July 2006 101 views

The Salvadorean congress is struggling with a draft anti-terrorism law the government tried to rush through in early July, in the wake of an unclear incident in which two police officers were shot dead and another 10 were wounded. The bill, first submitted to the legislative assembly three years ago, has still not come up with a definition of terrorism that satisfies all parties.

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