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Guatemala Gunfire Gazette
11 Die in Guatemala
Eleven individuals were killed in violence in Guatemala including six individuals killed in a bombing attack on a bus in Guatemala City bus
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- Six individuals were killed in a bombing attack on a city bus in Guatemala City Monday afternoon. Reports say the attack was made by a woman who left a backpack on the bus after being dropped off from another vehicle. The bomb was apparently remotely detonated near the intersection of 37 Avenida and San Juan road in Zone 7. Authorities say the attack was made by a local affiliate of the Mara 18 gang as part of an extortion scheme. Eight others were wounded.
- Three men were shot to death in the village of El Llano, Yupiltepeque, Jutiapa Monday. The sale of alcohol may have been involved in the shootings. Reported dead were Rene Hernandez Yanez, 33, Samuel Diaz Lemus, 55, and Audelino Garcia Diaz, 28.
- Two men were shot to death and a female child was wounded in the shooting in Guatemala City Monday. The attack took place near the junction of 25th Street and 17th Avenue in the colony on August 15, Zone 5. Killed were Enrique Galicia and German Alozano. Wounded was Ingrid Marisol Alvarado Xajoc, 10.
- A local MS-13 gang assaulted the General Hospital in Guatemala City New years Eve, only to be stopped by the presence of police in the area. Reports say a previous attempt was made Christmas Eve. Both attacks were against rival gang members.
- A public minibus was the apparent target of a small arms attack in Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango. The attack took place near the junction of 2nd Avenida and 5th Calle in Zona 1 in the barrio La Batalla. Reports are two other private vehicles, a private sedan and a delivery truck, were damaged in the attack instead. The unidentified driver of the minibus fled avoiding damage from the attack.
Posted by: badanov 2011-01-05 |
