Gangs Kill 2 Bus Drivers in El Salvador

More evidence of the violent crime commited daily on the streets of el salvador.. wil funes find away to reduce these senseless loss of life?

SAN SALVADOR -- Police in El Salvador said Thursday that suspected gang members killed two bus workers and wounded a third in the past 24 hours.Unidentified individuals killed a fare collector and wounded a bus driver Thursday at kilometer 12 of the Pan-American Highway, a National Civilian Police, or PNC, spokesman told Efe, adding that the suspects fled and have not been arrested.

A 36-year-old bus driver was killed Wednesday in Soyapango, which is in the eastern section of San Salvador, the PNC spokesman said.The suspects opened fire on the bus driver and then set his vehicle, which covered route 41 B, on fire.Investigators said the driver may have been attacked because he refused to pay "rent" to the gangs that operate in the area.Bus drivers and operators who refuse to pay extortion money have been targeted by gangs.

Salvadoran media reported Thursday that more than 20 bus operators plying route 41 B have decided to support a "partial strike" to protest the death of their fellow driver and pressure authorities to deal with the situation.A group of unidentified individuals set fire Wednesday to a bus in Cuscatanciango, located north of San Salvador, but no one was injured in the attack, police said. EFE