Security forces remain on alert after days of violence with gang members loyal to Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. Hundreds of detainees are still corralled in a sports stadium. Gun battles between drug gangs and security forces have receded, but tensions remained high here Friday as security forces remained on alert with hundreds of detainees still corralled in a sports stadium and many relatives of shooting victims anguished over not having been given access to loved ones' bodies.
As Violence Ebbs, Jamaica Is Calm But Tense
Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Fri, 05/28/2010 - 9:03pm
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