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A bus passes as Jorge Choy, 23, a former driver who was wounded last year during an attack on his bus, is wheeled to the Human Rights Ombudsman's office in Guatemala City
27 Oct 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A bus passes as Jorge Choy, 23, a former driver who was wounded last year during an attack on his bus, is wheeled to the Human Rights Ombudsman's office in Guatemala City October 27, 2009. 150 widows of murdered bus drivers met at the Human Rights office asking for improved security and financial help in the form of a monthly payment. In an on-going battle between organized gangs of extortionists and private bus companies, hundreds of drivers, assistant drivers, owners and passengers have been murdered over the last two years. On average there is one driver killed every other day in Guatemala. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (GUATEMALA CONFLICT)
REUTERS/DANIEL LECLAIR


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A bus driver works the 40P route, the most dangerous in Guatemala City November 11, 2009. In a different part of the city on Wednesday, eight people, including the driver, were ...




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