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How Ecuador descended into gang violence

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Terrified journalists being forced to kneel in a TV studio by gunmen pointing high-powered weapons at their heads as the cameras rolled, police officers pleading for their lives after being kidnapped on duty. The scenes which have unfolded in Ecuador show the extent to which this once peaceful haven in Latin America has descended into violence. Here, we take a closer look at how Ecuador became involved in what its president has declared an "armed internal conflict". Ecuador's president, Daniel Noboa, has ordered the armed forces to restore order in the country after days of unrest which saw two gang leaders escape from jail, prison guards held hostage, and explosive devices set off in a number of cities across the country. In the most dramatic attack, a group of armed men forced their way into the studios of TC Television in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, and tried to force one of the presenters to read out a message live on air. The gunmen were eventually overpowered by soldiers a

How Ecuador descended into gang violence 10 January 2024 Share Save Add as preferred on Google Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Online Latin America editor Reuters Armoured vehicles were sent to patrol the streets of Quito's historic city centre Terrified journalists being forced to kneel in a TV studio by gunmen pointing high-powered weapons at their heads as the cameras rolled, police officers pleading for their lives after being kidnapped on duty. The scenes which have unfolded in Ecuador show the extent to which this once peaceful haven in Latin America has descended into violence. Here, we

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