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Four Guatemalan policemen arrested in connection with the murders of three politicians from El Salvador have been killed in jail, police say.Four Guatemalan policemen arrested in connection with the murders of three politicians from El Salvador have been killed in jail, police say.
They were shot inside the maximum security prison where they had been held since their arrest on Thursday.They were shot inside the maximum security prison where they had been held since their arrest on Thursday.
One of the policemen killed was the head of an organised crime squad.One of the policemen killed was the head of an organised crime squad.
The bodies of the three Salvadorean lawmakers and their driver were found in their burnt and bullet-ridden car near Guatemala City last Monday.The bodies of the three Salvadorean lawmakers and their driver were found in their burnt and bullet-ridden car near Guatemala City last Monday.
Parliamentary deputies The four high-ranking policemen were being held in Boqueron prison, east of Guatemala City.
The four policemen were being held in Boqueron prison, east of Guatemala City. "It is confirmed that the four bodies are them," police spokeswoman Maria Jose Fernandez said.
"It is confirmed that the four bodies are them," police spokeswoman Maria Fernandez said. Reports suggested attackers gained access to the prison at visiting time.
Relatives of other prisoners said the attackers were let into the jail at visiting time, Reuters news agency reported. Shot and killed
Prison sources told Spanish news agency Efe that armed gunmen entered the jail, threatened guards and hunted for the policemen.
The policemen were then killed in their cell, after which the attackers fled, Efe said.
The politicians from El Salvador were killed on MondayThe politicians from El Salvador were killed on Monday
There were also reports of a riot at the prison, but it was not clear whether this happened before or after the men were shot. One report said prisoners were holding guards hostage.
The prison houses many members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang, which is involved in drug trafficking.
The three politicians killed last week were members of El Salvador's governing Arena party and were deputies to the Central American Parliament.The three politicians killed last week were members of El Salvador's governing Arena party and were deputies to the Central American Parliament.
One was the son of Arena's late founder, Roberto D'Aubuisson, who was accused of being behind the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero in 1980.One was the son of Arena's late founder, Roberto D'Aubuisson, who was accused of being behind the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero in 1980.
There have been several theories as to the motive for the killings. Drug links, political motives or a case of mistaken identity have all been put forward as an explanation for the politicians' murder.
El Salvador's Attorney General Felix Garrid Safie said the murders were almost certainly linked to organised crime. El Salvador's Attorney General Felix Garrid Safie has said the killings were almost certainly linked to organised crime.