Guatemala declares state of emergency as riot police deployed to detention center

The Manila Times 2026-01-19

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Guatemalan riot police officers were deployed to the men’s Preventive Detention Center in Guatemala City on Sunday, as the president declared a nationwide state of emergency after authorities accused criminal gangs of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at three prisons.

EDWIN BERCIAN / AFPTV / AFP

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