Alejandra Maria Torres stands topless on a street after being beaten, doused with gasoline and lit on fire during a lynching in Guatemala City December 15, 2009. Passengers of a public bus accused Torres and three men, who escaped on foot, of participating in an armed robbery. According to local media, 219 people were lynched so far this year and 45 of them died. Torres was taken into custody after police arrived on the scene.
Credit: REUTERS/Rodrigo Arias
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