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A total of 3,192 people killed in the first quarter in Venezuela
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/140423/a-total-of-3192-people-killed-in-the-first-quarter-in-venezuelaA total of 3,192 murders were reported in the first quarter, according to figures disclosed by the Venezuelan Ministry of the Interior, Justice, and Peace.
Minister Miguel Rodríguez Torres on Tuesday announced further security measures in twenty areas in seven states.
In a meeting held on Tuesday with security bodies, the minister said a pilot plan would be implemented in those 20 areas with a comprehensive approach, including the participation of the local police corps and the Bolivarian National Armed Force.
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Honduras is also militarizing policing. Those two countries have the have the most homicides in the entire world.
