Daily Mail [UK]
22 June 2015
By Jack Crone
Woman in El Salvador are being forced to dye their
hair black after rumours spread that redheads or blondes who aren't the
girlfriends of gangsters could be killed.
Such women are also said to be banned from wearing red
or yellow clothing as violence and fear grip the Central American country. […]
Some of the country's sophisticated criminal gangs
have issued a statement denying the hair-color decree but reports from citizens
contradict this.
'They also say you can't wear yellow or red clothing,'
said Claudia Castellanos, a beautician at an upscale salon.
'Can you believe it? They've already attacked a woman
on a bus for wearing yellow.'
Ms Castellanos says many women have come to her salon
recently seeking to color their hair dark.
'You don't wait for clarifications,' said Maria Jose
Estrada, a former blonde who lives on the outskirts of San Salvador. 'These
people are crazy and they will kill you.' […]
