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Ecuador declares ‘war’ on gangs amid rising violence. How did it get here? – National

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Ecuador is facing a fresh wave of violence that has rocked the South American country, with President Daniel Noboa launching a military crackdown on drug gangs that experts say could take years. The crisis spilled onto the airwaves when armed men interrupted a live television broadcast Tuesday, threatening and intimidating employees. No one was killed … Read more

Gunmen storm Ecuador TV studio during live broadcast

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Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast on Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the South American country had entered an “internal armed conflict”. The men armed with pistols and what looked like sticks of dynamite entered the … Read more