Mexican bus drivers block a main highway out of capital to protest killings and robberies
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}About 40 buses blocked one of the main highways leading north out of Mexico City in a protest over the latest killing aboard a bus by thieves.
Bus routes around Mexico City have become a favored hunting ground for bands of thieves who board buses, draw weapons and rob passengers before fleeing. In the latest incident, two thieves fatally stabbed a bus driver's assistant when he resisted their demands. The killers escaped.
Bus drivers organized Friday's blockade to demand authorities do more to ensure the safety of commuter bus lines.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Such mass robberies occur on almost a daily basis, but attackers in the past have generally not harmed drivers, although they have routinely killed passengers who resist.