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SearchASTONISHING photos show prisoners in one of the world's most dangerous countries being forced together during a jailhouse lockdown - despite the coronavirus pandemic.Images from inside Izalco jail in show inmates pictured packed tightly together as punishment after the murder rate in the country's prisons spiked this week.The men were forced together after President Nayib Bukele ordered a 24-hour of all prisons holding gang members.Some 22 people were killed in jails on Friday alone as reports of violence soar.The president has now hit back, ordering all gang leaders into solitary confinement and ordering widescale lockdowns.President Bukele wrote on Twitter that the gang leaders will go into solitary.The president said the "maximum emergency" lockdown will be enforced while police investigate the surge in murders.It's the highest total in a single day since President Bukele took office last June.El Salvador is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, and once had the highest murder rate in the Americas.More than 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in recent years due to the menace of the nation's street gangs.&nbsp;In 2015, the government authorised the police to shoot 'without any fear of suffering consequences' if threatened byIt followed increasing violence after an earlier truce betweenBut under Bukele's presidency, murders have reportedly fallen significantly.El Salvador's coronavirus began on March 22.Anyone who breaks the laws can be sent to prison.There have been 298 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country since the pandemic took hold earlier this year, and eight deaths.Don't miss the latest news and figures - and essential advice for you and your family.To receive The Sun's Coronavirus newsletter in your inbox every tea time, .To follow us on Facebook, simply .Get Britain's best-selling newspaper delivered to your smartphone or tablet each day - .We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at or call 0207 782 4368 . You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. We pay for videos too. Click to upload yours.YOU MIGHT LIKERECOMMENDED FOR YOUMORE FOR YOU

SearchASTONISHING photos show prisoners in one of the world's most dangerous countries being forced together during a jailhouse lockdown - despite the coronavirus pandemic.Images from inside Izalco jail in show inmates pictured packed tightly together as punishment after the murder rate in the country's prisons spiked this week.The men were forced together after President Nayib Bukele ordered a 24-hour of all prisons holding gang members.Some 22 people were killed in jails on Friday alone as reports of violence soar.The president has now hit back, ordering all gang leaders into solitary...

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