Members of the specialized Police anti-gang unit pose for pictures before leaving for an operation in San Salvador, El Salvador.

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Salvadorean policemen, members of the specialized anti-gang unit (Unidad Antipandillas), pose for a picture on the police base before leaving for an operation in San Salvador, El Salvador, 19 December 2013. The anti-gang force, comprising of 300 officers, is part of a new security policy, launched by the government with a goal to fight directly the major street gangs (Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street Gang) and reduce the high level of violence in the country, caused mainly by the gang criminal activities.

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Size: 5316px × 3544px
Location: San Salvador, El Salvador
Photo credit: © Jan Sochor / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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