Working alongside paramilitary forces, Nicaraguan police launched a siege in the town of Masaya in order to take back control of a city that just a few days ago declared its intent to self-govern (see yesterday's brief). Authorities managed to rescue a police commander who'd been held hostage in a police station for weeks. "It took 400 heavily armed police and paramilitaries to rescue [the police commander] from an unarmed city,"
Violence surges in Nicaragua (June 20, 2018)
Violence surges in Nicaragua (June 20, 2018)
Violence surges in Nicaragua (June 20, 2018)
Working alongside paramilitary forces, Nicaraguan police launched a siege in the town of Masaya in order to take back control of a city that just a few days ago declared its intent to self-govern (see yesterday's brief). Authorities managed to rescue a police commander who'd been held hostage in a police station for weeks. "It took 400 heavily armed police and paramilitaries to rescue [the police commander] from an unarmed city,"