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Activists murdered
Edgardo Ayala

Police have not ruled out links between mine and activists´ murders.

Three anti-mining environmentalists were murdered in central El Salvador in the second half of last year. Police are investigating the killings. No suspects have been detained, but local residents are denouncing a possible link between a gold mine and the activists´ murders.see more

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