Bus Driver Killed in Peru Despite Fujimori Plan to Stop Extortive Attacks · Global Voices
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U.S. transport leaders and the interprovincial sector demand urgent dialogue with the executive after the murder of a driver in Villa El Salvador and the threat of a stoppage of service
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LIMA (AP) — A driver from a public transport bus in the capital of Peru was shot dead on Monday night in front of his passengers, more than a week after President Keiko Fujimori launched a plan to stop extortion attacks, which have not stopped
A new attack on public transport claimed the life of a worker in the capital. A driver of Vipusa S.A., a company of Virgen de la Puerta (Vipusa S.A.), on line A, died after being shot in the district of Villa El Salvador. The victim, identified as Mauro Garriazo Flores, 46, was intercepted by a criminal who pretended to be a passenger, according to preliminary information.
An extortional note was left by the attackers, who demand the payment of quotas to the collectives who cover the Collique-Puente Piedra route.
Mauro Garriazo Flores, a 46-year-old driver of the public transport company Vipusa, was shot dead on Monday night by a criminal who pretended to be a passenger while covering his usual route in the district of Villa El Salvador. The fateful attack occurred at the intersection of Pacto Andino and Primero de Mayo avenues, a point where the attacker fired at the worker before escaping with an unknown course.
The incident occurred in Villa El Salvador. Subjects on board a motorcycle opened fire on the unit near a school. The driver was rushed to Maria Auxiliadora Hospital.
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