14 February 2017: Villagers attend a memorial service for two boys who were kidnapped and killed while walking to school in San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala John Moore/Getty Images John Moore, 14 February 2017: Villagers attend a memorial service for two boys who were kidnapped and killed while walking to school in San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. When their families could not pay the ransom, the boys were killed and stuffed into sacks. The murders shook the Kaqchikel-speaking Mayan residents of the village, an hour west of Guatemala City. Such savage violence, especially in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras has driven migration from Central America to the United States. Family members held a wake for the two boys in Oscar's home. The two were neighbours and schoolmates. A crowd of people filled the street outside the house, silently lining up to to go inside for the viewing. One by one, people filed past the bodies, peering into the glass-topped caskets, laid out si...
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