Guatemala: Motorbike Passengers Banned to Stop Attacks

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | April 15th, 2009 | Trackback

Authorities in Guatemala City banned passengers from motorcycles in an effort to stop criminal attacks. Extortion gangs use motorcycles to enforce demands for money from bus drivers because their gunmen can ride on the back and easily escape in dense traffic. More than 60 bus drivers or their assistants have been shot already this year.

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