Authorities in Guatemala raided the compound of Lev Tahor, an extremist Jewish sect, and removed 160 children and teenagers after allegations of abuse and human trafficking.

Relatives of children from extreme ultra-Orthodox group that's accused of abuse break into Guatemala City shelter, grabbing kids; authorities manage to recover some minors

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In the past few days, Guatemala has been the stage of an international attention-grabbing operation: the rescue of 160 children and adolescents from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor, located in Oratorio, Santa Rosa, about 88 kilometers southeast of Guatemala City.

Authorities in Guatemala have resisted efforts by members of a Jewish sect to recapture 160 children rescued from its premises. The children were taken into care on Friday when police raided a farm used by the Lev Tahor movement, which is under investigation in several countries for serious sexual offences.

Guatemalan authorities search the compound of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect and take at least 160 minors and 40 women into protective custody.

Guatemala has rescued at least 160 children and 40 women following a raid on an extremist ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect's compound over reports

Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children and adolescents from the fundamentalist Jewish cult Lev Tahor in southeastern Guatemala on Friday following allegations of child abuse, including rape, prosecutors said.

Guatemalan authorities on Monday recovered several minors taken from a care center by members of an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect under investigation for alleged child sexual abuse.Some of the children were found the same day,