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Francisco Batz Ajanel

DS Memorial

August 1, 2004

Diplomatic Security
Memorial
Ajanel, Francisco Batz 3

Local Guard Force
Year of Death: 2004

Francisco Batz Ajanel, Local Guard Force, died in August 2004, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He was shot at the embassy gate while intervening in a robbery near his post.
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