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A female bus driver, Albizuris, works with two armed guards in Guatemala City
13 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A female bus driver, Sheny Albizuris, works with two armed guards in Guatemala City November 13, 2009. Attacks on buses have become a daily occurrence in an ongoing 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, according to local media and police reports. On average one driver is killed every other day in Guatemala. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (GUATEMALA CONFLICT TRANSPORT CRIME LAW)
REUTERS/DANIEL LECLAIR


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