Victims of Guatemalan bus fire were shot first

Fifteen charred bodies found in a burned-out bus in eastern Guatemala were shot before being set on fire, prosecutors said Monday.

Police spokesman Donald Gonzalez said the killings may have been drug related. He said parts of the vehicle, which originated in Nicaragua, had been violently torn away, as if someone was looking for secret compartments.

At least 14 of the dead were Nicaraguan, including the driver, said Attorney General Amilcar Velazquez.

A Dutchman was on board when the bus arrived in Guatemala, according to a passenger list released by the government. None of the bodies has been positively identified, however.

The bus left …