At least six killed in suspected gang attack at Guatemala hospital


  • World
  • Thursday, 17 Aug 2017

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - At least six people were killed and 12 others injured on Wednesday after suspected gang members attacked a hospital in a bid to free a jailed associate who was there for a checkup, police and hospital officials said.

"Anderson Daniel Cabrera, a gang member from the Mara Salvatrucha, was coming for a medical review," police spokesman Jorge Aguilar said. "(They) are suspected of wanting to rescue him."

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