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Sweden's Youth Homes: A Hub for Gang Recruitment Amid Rising Gun Violence
The killer was only 14 and had lived in youth homes as a ward of the authorities since he was eight.
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Locked In Forever: Life Inside El Salvador's 40,000 Inmate Mega-Prison With No Releases
The government of El Salvador has unveiled stark photographs from its new mega-prison, CECOT, designed to house top gang members indefinitely.
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Children Among 6 Family Members Murdered In Mexico: Official
A baby and a toddler were among six members of the same family murdered in a central Mexican state plagued by gang-related violence, a local official said Monday.
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Iran Recruiting Members Of Swedish Gangs To Target Israel, Says Sweden
Iran is recruiting members of Swedish criminal gangs, some of them children, as proxies to commit "acts of violence" against Israel and other states and groups in Sweden that Tehran considers a threat, Sweden's intelligence agency said Thursday.
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Bodies On Streets, Embassies Evacuate Staff As Haiti's Gang War Spreads
Residents in the upscale neighborhood of Petion-Ville on the outskirts of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince barricaded themselves in their homes on Wednesday, local media reported, citing heavy gunfire and bodies found on the street.
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US Staff, German Ambassador Evacuated As Gang Violence Rages In Haiti
With Haiti's capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including staff from the United States and the German ambassador, began leaving Port-au-Prince Sunday.
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"City Under Siege": Gang Violence Grips Haiti Capital, 360,000 Displaced
Residents of Haiti's capital scrambled for safety on Saturday following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a UN group warning of a "city under siege" after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters.
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Haitian Government Declares State Of Emergency, Implements Night Curfew
Haiti's government declared on Sunday a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in a bid to quell a wave of violence sparked by a gang assault on the capital city's main prison that allowed thousands of inmates to escape
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Ecuador Says 178 Prison Guards, Staff Held Hostage By Gangs
Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized crime reached fever pitch.
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"Children are Contacting Criminal Gangs", Sweden Gripped By Gang Wars
One night in September, teacher Thomas Cervin was woken by gunshots in his apartment building in Uppsala. His neighbour had just become the latest target in Sweden's terrifying gang wars.
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Canada Cops Release Footage Of Indian-Origin Gangster Killed In Shooting
Canada police has released video and images of suspects linked to shooting deaths of an Indian-origin Sikh "gang member" Harpreet Singh Uppal and his 11-year-old son in southeast Edmonton, Canada-based CTV News reported.
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Indian-Origin Sikh Man, 11-Year-Old Son Shot Dead In Gang Violence In Canada
An Indian-origin Sikh man, described as a "higher-level figure" in the organised crime scene in Canada, and his 11-year-old son were shot and killed in what police have called a "sick and twisted" escalation of gang violence in the city of Edmonton.
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UK Businesses Ask Government For Help After Rise In Shoplifting
British businesses are seeking government help as shops suffer an unprecedented number of thefts and violence by criminal gangs, addicts and people struggling with a cost-of-living crisis.
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Swedish Children Contacting Gangs, Offering To Be Contract Killers: Police
More and more children are contacting criminal gangs in Sweden to offer their services as contract killers, the country's police chief said Friday, after three people were murdered in 24 hours.
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Swedish PM Summons Army, Police Heads As Gang Violence Rocks Nation
Sweden's prime minister summoned the head of the armed forces and the police commissioner in a bid to stem gang violence, he said on Thursday, following a wave of violence that has taken at least 11 lives in September alone.
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Sweden's Youth Homes: A Hub for Gang Recruitment Amid Rising Gun Violence
The killer was only 14 and had lived in youth homes as a ward of the authorities since he was eight.
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Locked In Forever: Life Inside El Salvador's 40,000 Inmate Mega-Prison With No Releases
The government of El Salvador has unveiled stark photographs from its new mega-prison, CECOT, designed to house top gang members indefinitely.
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Children Among 6 Family Members Murdered In Mexico: Official
A baby and a toddler were among six members of the same family murdered in a central Mexican state plagued by gang-related violence, a local official said Monday.
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Iran Recruiting Members Of Swedish Gangs To Target Israel, Says Sweden
Iran is recruiting members of Swedish criminal gangs, some of them children, as proxies to commit "acts of violence" against Israel and other states and groups in Sweden that Tehran considers a threat, Sweden's intelligence agency said Thursday.
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Bodies On Streets, Embassies Evacuate Staff As Haiti's Gang War Spreads
Residents in the upscale neighborhood of Petion-Ville on the outskirts of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince barricaded themselves in their homes on Wednesday, local media reported, citing heavy gunfire and bodies found on the street.
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US Staff, German Ambassador Evacuated As Gang Violence Rages In Haiti
With Haiti's capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including staff from the United States and the German ambassador, began leaving Port-au-Prince Sunday.
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"City Under Siege": Gang Violence Grips Haiti Capital, 360,000 Displaced
Residents of Haiti's capital scrambled for safety on Saturday following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a UN group warning of a "city under siege" after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters.
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Haitian Government Declares State Of Emergency, Implements Night Curfew
Haiti's government declared on Sunday a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in a bid to quell a wave of violence sparked by a gang assault on the capital city's main prison that allowed thousands of inmates to escape
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Ecuador Says 178 Prison Guards, Staff Held Hostage By Gangs
Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized crime reached fever pitch.
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"Children are Contacting Criminal Gangs", Sweden Gripped By Gang Wars
One night in September, teacher Thomas Cervin was woken by gunshots in his apartment building in Uppsala. His neighbour had just become the latest target in Sweden's terrifying gang wars.
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Canada Cops Release Footage Of Indian-Origin Gangster Killed In Shooting
Canada police has released video and images of suspects linked to shooting deaths of an Indian-origin Sikh "gang member" Harpreet Singh Uppal and his 11-year-old son in southeast Edmonton, Canada-based CTV News reported.
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Indian-Origin Sikh Man, 11-Year-Old Son Shot Dead In Gang Violence In Canada
An Indian-origin Sikh man, described as a "higher-level figure" in the organised crime scene in Canada, and his 11-year-old son were shot and killed in what police have called a "sick and twisted" escalation of gang violence in the city of Edmonton.
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UK Businesses Ask Government For Help After Rise In Shoplifting
British businesses are seeking government help as shops suffer an unprecedented number of thefts and violence by criminal gangs, addicts and people struggling with a cost-of-living crisis.
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Swedish Children Contacting Gangs, Offering To Be Contract Killers: Police
More and more children are contacting criminal gangs in Sweden to offer their services as contract killers, the country's police chief said Friday, after three people were murdered in 24 hours.
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Swedish PM Summons Army, Police Heads As Gang Violence Rocks Nation
Sweden's prime minister summoned the head of the armed forces and the police commissioner in a bid to stem gang violence, he said on Thursday, following a wave of violence that has taken at least 11 lives in September alone.
