http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/4976757.html
July 17, 2007, 11:32PM
“Second Metro bus driver attacked, this time over fare”
By LINDSAY WISE
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Two men attacked a Metro bus driver Tuesday after they argued with her about the fare, marking the second attack this week of a female driver.
The men, who appeared to be inebriated, got into a dispute with the driver over fares and threatened her, said Metro spokeswoman Raequel Roberts. The men initially retreated into the bus, but about 10 minutes later, they returned to the front and punched her, Roberts said.
The driver was taken to Memorial Southwest hospital, where she was treated for a cut on her nose, Roberts said.
Some passengers on the bus took pictures of the two men with their cell phones, and Metro police are now looking for them, Roberts said.”
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http://www.click2houston.com/news/13686731/detail.html
“Police: Passenger Sexually Assaults Bus Driver”
POSTED: 6:45 am CDT July 16, 2007
UPDATED: 5:57 pm CDT July 16, 2007
HOUSTON —
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Police said the driver described her attacker as a black man with a dark complexion, 20 to 25 years old, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin build and long bushy hair. The woman told investigators that the man spoke with a Louisiana accent.
“It’s possible that his hair may have been braided at one time and he took the braids down,” Buchanan said.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. A $5,000 reward is being offered in the case.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: ““Investigators suspected three women, who sat in the back of the bus then hurriedly got off in Tacurong may have brought the bomb on board.”
http://e.sinchew-i.com/content.phtml?sec=2&artid=200707180009&sdate=
“Philippines: Bomb Explodes In Passenger Bus, Wounding 2 In Philippines, Officials Say”
Updated:2007-07-18 15:48:06 MYT
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “MANILA, PHILIPPINES: A homemade bomb exploded Wednesday (July 18th) in a bus in the southern Philippines, seriously wounding two people in the latest in a series of attacks that police have blamed on an extortion gang in the region.
The bomb, set off with a cell phone, exploded shortly after all the passengers left the bus at a crowded public transport terminal in southern Tacurong city in Sultan Kudarat province, army Col. Danilo Garcia said.
The bomb badly damaged the rear portion of the bus and shattered its windows, wounding a passenger eating at a nearby food stall and a passer-by, Garcia told reporters.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Investigators suspected three women, who sat in the back of the bus then hurriedly got off in Tacurong may have brought the bomb on board. The bus’ owner, Yellow Bus Line, had received a letter demanding money from a new extortion gang called Al-Khobar, Garcia said.
Although extortion was suspected as the motive, the possible involvement of terror groups was not being ruled out, he said.
Tacurong, a predominantly Christian agricultural region 950 kilometers (590 miles) southeast of Manila, has been hit by deadly bomb attacks that have been blamed on al-Qaida-linked militants.
Last month, a bomb blast in a passenger bus killed eight people in Bansalan township in southern Davao del Sur. A nearly simultaneous explosion damaged a second bus but caused no injuries.
Both buses were owned by a company that had been threatened with attacks by Al-Khobar if it did not pay 2 million pesos monthly to the group, police said. “
(AP)
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