Warring gangs operating in El Salvador, called for a truce,
in order to stop the cycle of violence that has engulfed the country in Central America, and signed the corresponding agreement.

The document signed on Friday, leaders of the two most powerful gangs, Mara Salvatrucha and Mara 18, was published by local media.
Representatives of the Catholic Church in El Salvador, also praised the decision taken by bandits.

Mara Salvatrucha (a slang term - "Salvadoran army ants") - a well-organized multi-national international criminal gang, one of the most violent gangs, guns in six countries. The number of its approximately 50,000 people, and it is recognized in the USA's most dangerous criminal gang in Central America. When killing the gang members are sometimes cut off the heads or genitals enemies and fed their dogs.