US Embassy in Guatemala Issues Security Alert After Gang Violence

Presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo speaks during a press conference after preliminary results showed him the victor in a presidential run-off election in Guatemala City, on Aug. 20, 2023. AP Photo/Moises CastilloThe U.S. Embassy in Guatemala this week issued an alert warning American citizens to exercise caution while in the Latin American country, noting that it lifted an earlier security order for U.S. officials there.“The U.S. Embassy has lifted the shelter-in-place order for its personnel. However, the situation remains tense, with armed attacks against the National Civil Police in multiple areas of Guatemala City,” it said in a Jan. 18 post on X.