BOP 2006 > Still Photography Winners > International News Picture Story

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Chris Hondros, Getty Images

2nd

Kristen Ashburn, Contact Press Images

3rd

Moises Saman, Newsday

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Rodrigo Abd, Associated Press

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Yannis Kontos, Polaris

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Scott Nelson, World Picture Network

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Joe Raedle, Getty Images

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Paolo Pellegrin, Magnum for Newsweek

Honorable Mention

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Gang members hang out at the courtyard inside El Hoyon prison, in Escuintla, Guatemala. A string of violent and mysterious killings targeting gang members and criminals in Guatemala has prompted rumors of a "social cleansing," an effort to weed out undesirable members of society. Some blame police, others point a finger at vigilante groups sick of rising crime. Police say rival gangs are responsible.

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