Ultra orthodox Jews forced from Guatemala village after opposition


  • World
  • Friday, 29 Aug 2014

SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA Guatemala (Reuters) - A few months after moving from Canada to a remote part of Guatemala to find religious freedom, a group of ultra orthodox Jews have been forced out of their homes in a bitter conflict with hostile villagers.

The Lev Tahor community packed its bags on Friday in San Juan la Laguna around 150 km (93 miles) west of Guatemala City, to board buses bound for the capital after weeks of friction with sections of the local population.

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