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Man arrested in connection with murder of three policemen
July 2, 2007
1. Wide of media waiting outside the house where Mario Belloso was arrested
2. Medium of police walking out of the house with Belloso
3. Close up of Belloso
4. Wide of armed police standing in front of Belloso
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EL SALVADOR: EARTHQUAKE: LATEST
Spanish/Nat
The government in El Salvador has confirmed that at least 594 bodies have been recovered so far following Saturday's earthquake that rocked Central America.
At least six other people died in Guatemala, putting the total death...
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CUTS 15 8 80 HILL FIGHTERS
The mountains outside San Salvador hide a multitude of leftist guerrilla hideouts from which armed groups of milltants range to attack both government and rightist forces.
1. vs of armed men patrolling through the forest
Film: Rev -...
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Bolivia War Against Cocaine, El Salvador Earthquake
BOLIVIA (War against cocaine)
Aerials of cocaine crops
Various burning of cocaine haul in Bolivia
Coca leaves
Bolivian peasants trading bags of coca leaves
EL SALVADOR (Earthquake)
Person on stretcher carried by rescuers
Relatives bury...
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EL SALVADOR: STRIKING DOCTORS JOIN ANTI GOVERNMENT MARCH
San Salvador, El Salvador - 1 May 1998 and file
1. Various of workers marching
2. Two shots of students running
3. Two shots of students doing graffiti on walls and public bus
4. Various of doctors marching
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Dr....
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Reunited with his parents, Alvarenga says his faith helped him survive ordeal at sea
The Salvadoran fisherman who claimed he drifted at sea for more than a year said on Tuesday that his faith in God kept him alive during his journey.
Speaking at a news conference after being released from hospital in San Salvador on...
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US embassay conducts emergency evacuation drill
1. Various helicopters landing in US embassy complex for evacuation drill
2. Various embassy staff being evacuated onto helicopters
3. Various US Airforce Hercules transport planes landing at airstrip with embassy staff
4. SOUNDBITE...
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Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Panama, Guatemala, Grenada, Honduras, El Salvador
CU President Augusto Pinochet travelling in a car
Violence police and Chileans fighting
'Banco do Brazil SA' building
Brazilian counting money
Brazil - aerial shot of mass crowd in street
Housewives rallying in street with pots and...
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EL SALVADOR: UN PEACE KEEPING MISSION COMING TO AN END
Spanish/Nat
The United Nations peace-keeping mission in El Salvador officially comes to an end on Friday.
The 180-strong force has been in the country for over three years to oversee the full implementation of the peace accord signed by...
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EL SALVADOR: POPE TO VISIT EL SALVADOR FOR A SECOND TIME
Spanish/Nat
Pope John Paul II is coming to El Salvador for the second time and Salvadorans are waiting with open arms.
Preparations are underway in the capital for next month's visit- the Pope's first trip to the country since the...
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EL SALVADOR: SONSONATE: THOUSANDS TAKE PART IN EASTER PARADE
Spanish/Nat
One of Latin America's largest and most colourful Easter religious festivals has taken place in the town of Sonsonate, El Salvador.
The procession, on Good Friday, is a symbolic reenactment of the burial of Jesus Christ after...
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Soccer player priest brings community together
1. Wide shot of villagers going to church riding in a truck
2. Medium shot of Sunday market outside church
3. Wide shot of Sunday market outside church
4. Various of Father Abrego at Sunday church service
5. Various of Father Abrego...
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Anti war protestors at US embassy, US flags burnt, march
1. Wide shot of protesters trying to pull down barrier of United States Embassy
2. Wide shot of San Salvador de Atenco protesters blocking more extreme protesters, choking on tear gas
3. Mid shot of protesters kicking barrier
4. Wide...
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SALVADOR: ANNIVERSARY OF MASSACRE OF 6 JESUIT PRIESTS COMMEMORATED
Spanish/Nat
Salvadorans commemorated Friday the seventh anniversary of a massacre of six Jesuit priests and two laywomen by members of the military.
The priests, who taught at the Central American University in the capital San Salvador,...
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Summit for left wing parties of Latin America
1. Wide of audience at Sao Paulo Forum
2. Various of audience members raising their arms and yelling in Spanish: "The people united will never be defeated."
3. Various of people at the forum
4. Wide of forum
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish)...
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Leftist FMLN celebrates win, defeated party reax
1. Various of Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party supporters in cars celebrating victory in the streets of San Salvador
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Mauricio Funes, Leader of the FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation...
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GS CASS EL SALVADOR: Lt Colonel Roberto Armando addresses 250 new
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day farmers stage a demonstration to protest against the
lack of...
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EL SALVADOR: US COMPLETES LAST PHASE OF OPERATION STRONG WAYS
Spanish/Nat
US troops in El Salvador completed the last phase of the so-called Operation Strong Ways, a social programme aimed at helping Salvadoran communities recover from the civil war.
The president of El Salvador thanked the...
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EL SALVADOR: MASSACRE SURVIVORS MOVING BACK TO EL MOZOTE
Spanish/Nat
Survivors of a massacre in a Salvadorean settlement have started moving back sixteen years after its population was massacred by armed forces.
Thousands of people accused of being rebel sympathizers were killed when troops...
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EL SALVADOR: ELITE POLICE FORCE IN TRAINING TO FIGHT SERIOUS CRIME
Spanish/Nat
Crime in El Salvador is a persistent and growing problem. Just this week, President Armando Calderon Sol announced emergency measures to fight the problem.
A new and elite police unit is training as a resource for the...
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EL SALVADOR: POLICE CONFISCATE ARMS ARSENAL
Spanish/Nat
The Salvadoran government said Thursday it had struck a deadly blow to organised crime after the National Civil Police (P-N-C) confiscated an arms arsenal allegedly belonging to one of the most dreaded criminal gangs...
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EL SALVADOR: PEASANTS MARCH TO DEMAND GOVERNMENT FORGIVES DEBT
Spanish/Nat
Thousands of Salvadoran peasants have marched in the capital to demand the government forgives a massive agrarian and banking debt.
The government has already forgiven 70 percent of a 230 (m) million dollar debt which ...
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FILE: JUSTICE IN CHILE
Spanish/Nat
The British court ruling earlier this week denying Chile's Augusto Pinochet immunity from prosecution has unleashed political tremors amongst Latin American countries which suffered dictatorships during the 70's and 80's.
A...
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EL SALVADOR: US PRESIDENT CLINTON VISIT
Eng/Spanish/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton told the people of El Salvador that Washington wants to work in partnership with the Latin American state to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Mitch.
Arriving in the capital San Salvador,...