– Gunmen Storm Live Broadcast Amid Mass Violence In Ecuador – Prez Declares ‘Internal Armed Conflict’:
In the wake of the apparent prison escapes of two of the country’s most powerful drug-gang leaders, Ecuador was rocked by a variety of violent incidents on Tuesday, including an on-air takeover of a television news broadcast in the country’s largest city. In response, President Daniel Noboa declared 22 gangs to be terrorist organizations and ordered the military to “neutralize” them.
As TC Television was airing a news program from its Guayaquil studios, men burst in wielding pistols, shotguns and what appeared to be some sort of fused explosives. Startled viewers across the country heard what sounded like gunshots, and the masked intruders announced they had bombs.
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