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Buenos Aires Marches Over Triple Femicide as Five Held in Gang Probe

Crowds demand justice, urging action on Argentina's femicide crisis.

Overview

  • Thousands rallied in the capital on Saturday and groups called a Sunday march under the slogan, "There are no good or bad victims, only femicides."
  • Police said the victims—a 15-year-old and two 20-year-olds—were tortured, killed, and buried in a Buenos Aires suburb, with the bodies found on Wednesday.
  • Authorities are investigating an alleged transnational drug gang and say the killings were a punishment intended as a warning to others.
  • Five suspects have been detained, and police say a detainee led them to a private Instagram channel; the suspected ringleader remains at large, according to local reporting.
  • Investigators reported the murders were shown live to about 45 viewers on a private Instagram channel, while Meta says it found no evidence the livestream occurred on Instagram and is cooperating.