Overview
- Armed groups struck a military detachment and a police station in Nahualá and Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, blocking roads and seizing buses, according to authorities.
- Police director David Custodio Boteo said five civilians and one soldier were killed, and the army reported multiple wounded service members.
- President Bernardo Arévalo announced the emergency measure for the two municipalities and ordered security reinforcements to restore control.
- Arévalo presented videos and photos showing high-powered weapons, including what he said was an RPG-7, and alleged the groups are tied to extortion and narcotrafficking.
- The army said an air ambulance was fired on and could not land, and authorities reported that 15 police officers were briefly detained and later released.