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Guatemala declares state of emergency in east over drug violence

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📍 Guatemala, GT·🕐 59m ago·2 outlets

The 30-day decree covers Zacapa and Izabal, a week after Congressman Julio Portillo and three police officers were killed in an armed attack

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33m ago

second readlowered50%

[Claude, second read] Rates it MEDIUM, not HIGH. Government decree of a 30-day state of emergency in two provinces after an attack killing a congressman and three police; a policy decision with multiple deaths. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.

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