Guatemalan Prison Crisis Ends: Hostage Guards Freed, Official Killed Amid Gang Riots
Guatemalan Prison Crisis Ends: Hostage Guards Freed, Official Killed Amid Gang Riots Guatemalan authorities successfully secured the release of nine prison guards on Saturday, concluding a three-day hostage crisis sparked by violent inmate riots in Guatemala City. The guards had been held since Thursday by members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang. The unrest, which began Tuesday, involved both Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs in two prisons. Inmates initiated the riots to demand the return of 10 gang leaders…