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Salvadoran death squads revive killings amid crime wave
In El Salvador new paramilitary groups named the Black Shadow the White Hand and the Temporary Executive Anti-Delinquent Command target criminals and anti social elements. The violence echoes past civil war era squads as impunity grows and judicial reform stalls. Local human rights officials warn the climate of fear mirrors earlier turmoil.
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