Forces sent to area of shootings
Guyana deployed hundreds of soldiers and police in villages near where rampaging gunmen have killed 11 people, including five children, and authorities launched a manhunt for the gang leader they blame for the slaughter.
Security forces searched the forests surrounding Lusignan for gang members after Saturday’s attack.
Officials say Rondell Rawlins, the nation’s most-wanted fugitive, has accused security forces of abducting his girlfriend and has threatened to launch attacks until she is found. Officials haven’t responded to his accusation.
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