At least five other FMLN militants were injured by gunfire after an unknown gunman attacked them when they showed up following an event of that political party’s candidate for mayor of San Salvador.
Nidia Díaz, head of the FMLN faction, denounced this afternoon that after holding a meeting in the Redondel Constitución, the candidate for mayor of San Salvador, Rogelio Canales, a caravan of FMLN militants was attacked on their way to the headquarters of the party. in the center of San Salvador, known as “229”.
“The shots came from a blue sedan that crossed over and pulled out a gun and started firing at the comrades,” Díaz said.
One of them died and another is torn between life and death in the intensive care unit of Rosales Hospital. There are other injured people in Rosales hospital, their condition is delicate, Díaz said over an audio he sent to journalists.
This is what the back of the vehicle the FMLN militants transported to looked like after the attack. The deputy Nidia Diaz filed this complaint. Photo EDH / Courtesy
“It is a total crime to attack people in this way, it is an expression of bigotry and the hatred that Nayib Bukele promotes among the population, the electoral rules are not, I ask the prosecutor to take action in the case and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, “the FMLN leader confirmed.
“A colleague has already died and another colleague is in intensive care, there are injuries, this is the hatred that Bukele cherishes, dictatorship never again”, Díaz explains.
Other FMLN delegates joined the public complaint. “I condemn that at 6:20 PM a brigade of duly identified comrades from the FMLN was attacked with bullets, between 11 Avenida Norte and 1a. Poniente Street. This attack on our companions leaves four injured and one dead. I demand an investigation and immediate action from the prosecutor’s office and the PNC, ”posted Deputy Yanci Urbina on her Twitter.
“The president’s hate speech leads to violence and death. This afternoon, comrades of the FMLN were attacked in downtown San Salvador, injuring four and killing one. The Prosecution must act immediately, the murderers will not control the Assembly. We promise to win, ”said Lorena Peña, the leader of the FMLN, on her Twitter.
FMLN sources explained that 4 militants have been taken to Rosales hospital, “one unfortunately died, 2 tubes and one stable,” they reported.
Meanwhile, police reported in their Twitter account that there was an attack on people from the FMLN in downtown San Salvador.
“We have begun to search and track those responsible for this infamous act, as the police will not allow violence due to the election campaign,” the PNC published.
According to the prosecution, one person is dead and four injured, but they stated that “alleged Alianza fans had been shot on the premises of the FMLN”.
Bukele also spoke on his Twitter account. “It seems that the dying parties have carried out their latest plan. What desperation not to lose their privileges and corruption. I thought they couldn’t get any lower, but they fell, ”he said.
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