Nine Injured as Rival Taxi Drivers Clash Over 'Pirate' Operators in Chilpancingo
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July 22, 2015
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At least nine people were hurt and dozens of vehicles were burnt after members of two rival taxi driver unions clashed in the southern Mexican city of Chilpancingo.

The clashes occurred after members of the Coalition of Transportation Servers of the State of Guerrero (COSTEG), who are linked to the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, held a march against taxi drivers who operate vehicles without proper permits, known locally as “pirates”.

The COSTEG members accuse a rival union, the State Coordinator of Independent Transporters of Guerrero (CETIG) of harbouring ‘pirate’ drivers.

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