Guatemala declares state of emergency following coordinated attacks
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#730JH)
This week, Guatemala declared a state of emergency after gang members rioted inside the country's prisons. The violence spread, escalating with coordinated attacks on law enforcement in the streets of the capital. For more on the situation, The World's Host Carolyn Beeler spoke to Guatemalan journalist Claudia Mendez, editor of the radio show ConCriterio, who joined the show from Guatemala City.