The State Department announced on Tuesday it is designating Barrio 18 as a foreign terrorist organization, saying the gang has carried out attacks on officials, security personnel and civilians in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Barrio 18 is one of the largest gangs in the Northern Hemisphere, the U.S. State Department said in a release , adding that the designation "further demonstrates the Trump Administration's unwavering commitment to dismantling cartels and gangs and ensuring the safety of the American people."

More than a dozen groups have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations since the start of President Trump's second term. In a February executive order, Mr. Trump declared eight drug cartels as terrorist groups, including the Sinaloa drug cartel, which is co

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