FILE PHOTO: Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei takes part in a mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral, after his swearing-in ceremony in Guatemala City, Guatemala January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Fabricio Alonso
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's new president, Alejandro Giammattei, on Friday declared a state of alert in a gang-plagued municipality on the outskirts of Guatemala City, part of a new crime-fighting strategy.
The order restricts certain civil liberties, including outdoor gatherings, in the municipality of Villa Nueva on the southwest of the capital, following similar measures in the municipalities of Mixco and San Juan Sacatepequez in the west and northwest of Guatemala City.
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