4 dead in new bus attack in EI Salvador

SAN  SALVADOR;  Gunmen  boarded a bus near
the Salvadoran capital and opened fire Wednesday
killing four people and wounding four others  a
week after a string of bus attacks brought service
to halt.

The federal prosecutors office said the driver ,the
fare collector and  two passengers were slain in
the attack in Cuscatlan department about 13 miles
northeast of  San Salvador

Investigators said at least five presumed gang,
members got on the bus as it began its route
toward the capital shot the driver and then turned
their  guns on the passengers ,The attackers escaped.

The wounded were taken to the hospital for
treatment,
Another bus driver was shot and wounded
in a separate attack on the northern edge of
the city ,prompting collleagues who work
the same route to stop driving..

Bus service was all but paralysed  for several
days last week after a string of attacks that
killed at least eight drivers
AP