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- ↑ "Ejército reporta balacera a dos kilómetros de donde se ubicaba comitiva presidencial en Huehuetenango (hay un herido y cuatro posibles detenidos en México)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ Vargas, Lino (2022-07-31). "El presidente de Guatemala sale ileso tras un ataque armado a su comitiva". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ "El presidente de Guatemala sale ileso de un ataque a tiros a su comitiva, según radio". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ "Ejército informa de un supuesto enfrentamiento con grupo armado en Huehuetenango". elPeriodico de Guatemala (in Spanish). 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ Andrea Solórzano (2022-07-31). "Gobierno manipula, en momento álgido, con "atentado"". La Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
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