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Heavily armed Ecuadorian gang invades live TV broadcast

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Live broadcast of people trembling with fear… On the 9th, a gang is threatening broadcasting staff at TC Television, a broadcasting station in Guayaquil, Ecuador. At that time, the images of armed gangsters breaking in and broadcasting staff shaking in fear were broadcast live. Guayaquil = AP Newsis

Ecuador, a South American country notorious for its drug trafficking gangs, declared a state of emergency, even deploying military forces, but the backlash from drug gangs has resulted in chaos reaching a peak, with at least 10 people dead and a bombing taking place at the home of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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According to the Ecuadorian police, on the 9th, 13 armed men suddenly stormed into the TC Television broadcasting station in Guayaquil, the country’s largest city. The scene where people with their faces covered and armed with guns and grenades threatened the broadcaster and others was broadcast live.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Novoa signed an emergency executive order immediately after the incident and ordered the military to fight the violent group. The gunmen were all arrested within an hour by the Ecuadorian military and police who responded to the scene.

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This incident was triggered on the 7th when Adolfo Macias, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, called “the worst criminal in Ecuador’s history,” escaped from prison. Accordingly, President Novoa declared a national emergency the next day, saying, “We will not stop until peace is restored to the Ecuadorian people.” However, gangs who opposed this caused about 30 car explosions across the country, including a bombing in front of the home of Supreme Court Chief Justice Ivan Sakkisela. In the process, at least 10 people, including two police officers, lost their lives.

Even on the 9th, Fabricio Colonpico, the leader of ‘Los Lobos’, which is on par with Los Choneros, succeeded in escaping from prison. Before and after this, riots broke out simultaneously in prisons in six states. The U.S. Washington Post predicted, “The national fate depends on how Ecuador resolves this incident.”

Ecuador, located between Peru and Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producers, has been a major drug transport hub for decades, and the power of gangs has grown uncontrollably. Fernando Villavicencio, leader of the Construction Movement Party, who was a strong presidential candidate, lost his life in August last year after declaring that he would end the collusion between politicians and criminal organizations. It is known that Macias, who escaped from prison on the 7th, was behind the assassination.

Source: Donga

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