Ecuador orders gangs 'neutralized' after studio attack
Jan 11, 2024
Quito [Ecuador], January 11: Ecuador's president gave orders on Tuesday to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio, as bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the country. Gangs declared war on the government when President Daniel Noboa announced a state of emergency following the prison escape on Sunday of one of Ecuador's most powerful narco bosses. Noboa ordered military operations to "neutralize" criminal gangs, as the country exploded into what he called an "internal armed conflict".
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