Footage released by the attorney general's office shows large groups of men in prison attending the trial via video link.
Mass trial for 486 alleged gang members begins in El Salvador
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Tue 06:59 - ANSA Mondo
Mass trial of 490 alleged gang members in El Salvador
Tue 11:41 - Al Jazeera English
Mass trial for nearly 500 alleged gang members in El Salvador
Tue 12:48 - BBC Headlines
Mass trial for 486 alleged MS-13 gang leaders begins in El Salvador
Tue 14:40 - Sky News (UK)
Hundreds of MS-13 gang members in mass trial accused of more than 47,000 crimes
Tue 17:45 - BBC Headlines
Mass trial for 486 alleged gang members begins in El Salvador