Mexico gas station attendant dies seen as hero
San Diego Union-Tribune Monday 2nd January, 2012
ACAPULCO, Mexico -; A gas station attendant who died of burns after turning off pumps set alight during a violent protest is being honored in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero. Gonzalo Rivas Camara will be buried in his home city of Chilpancingo following a ceremony in the city's main square. The Guerrero state government said Monday...
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