Press Secretariat: Repeats that Thursday, October 22 ended with no homicides and credits the government's security strategy
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El Salvador cerró el jueves 22 de octubre sin homicidios a escala nacional, sumando otro día sin estos crímenes gracias a la estrategia de seguridad del Gobierno del Presidente @nayibbukele.— Secretaría de Prensa (@SecPrensaSV) · Oct 23, 2026 · 00:36 (El Salvador time)View original on X ↗
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The presidential press office repeats that Thursday, October 22 ended with no homicides and credits the government's security strategy.
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