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SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, 2015.05.13: Members of the elite anti gang squad or 'anti pandillas' go door to door in search of gang affiliates during a night raid. The surge in homicides due to a breakdown in truce between rival gangs has made El Salvador the most murderous country in the world outside a war zone. The government has responded by replying thousands of policemen and army troops in hot spots around the country to clamp down on gangs.

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