Guatemala City hospital 'gang attack' leaves seven dead

Seven people were shot useless and twelve others injured in a health center inside the guatemalan capital, guatemala town.
Police suspect the attackers had been participants of the mara salvatrucha criminal gang who were trying to unfastened one in all their jailed leaders.
The chief were taken under armed shield to roosevelt medical institution for assessments.
The gunmen opened fireplace outdoor the emergency department killing  guards, two sanatorium workers, a bystander and two kids.
Jail defend giovanni aju, who became wounded at some stage in an assault by way of presumed gang individuals, is seen out of doors the roosevelt hospital in guatemala town on august 16,2017image copyrightafp
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Jail shield giovanni aju become one of the 12 humans wounded inside the taking pictures
Some other child is amongst those injured and in critical situation, the health facility's deputy director said.
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Five suspected gunmen had been arrested at the scene however the gang chief they had been trying to free controlled to break out.
Anderson daniel cabrera cifuentes, 29, was serving a sentence for murder. He is believed to be the chief of a local mara salvatrucha mobile.
The crowd, which is likewise known as ms-13, operates throughout imperative the united states and in the united states.
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Confusion reigned on the health facility within the hours after the shooting.
Neighborhood media mentioned that a scientific student had suffered a worried breakdown after a bullet hit his rucksack and got lodged in his 500-page medical anatomy text e book.
The maternity ward turned into surrounded by way of at the least 50 police officers after reports that one of the fugitive gunmen was hiding internal.
Police kick down a door interior roosevelt sanatorium attempting to find gunmen after an armed attack in guatemala town, guatemala, 16 august 2017.Picture copyrightepa
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Officials kicked down doors and combed the health facility for the attackers
Police behavior a search for the attackers of 3 jail guards in the roosevelt sanatorium, in guatemala city on august 16,2017.Photograph copyrightafp
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Medical institution personnel attempted to perform their responsibilities as high-quality as they may
Officials arrested a man however released him again after confirming he turned into travelling his wife who had simply given delivery to twins within the maternity ward.
Following the assault, president jimmy morales requested judges to forestall sending convicted criminals to hospitals for tests.
He said that cellular clinics might be mounted within the usa's prisons to address prisoner's desires on place.
Guatemalan jails suffer from severe overcrowding and current jail fitness centres had been used to residence prisoners.