10 shot dead in El Salvador

San Salvador : Salvadoran authorities said 10 people have been shot dead in the early hours of the New Year, including an 11-year-old killed by men dressed as police.

Police officials say five people were killed in a rural eastern area of the country and five gang members died in a confrontation with police.

Two men, two women and an 11-year-old child were slain early Friday by men dressed like police who stormed into two humble dwellings and sprayed them with gunfire in the Los Cerritos community about 160 kilometers (95 miles) east of the capital, San Salvador.