In Ecuador, people in balaclavas seized a local TV channel. Local media report the sounds of gunshots, UNN reports.
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On Tuesday, during a live broadcast, people wearing balaclavas entered the TV station's building and forced people to lie on the floor. All this happened inside the Ecuadorian TV station TC in Guayaquil. Viewers also heard the sounds of gunfire and screams.
Some of the terrorists were gesturing to the camera, and someone could be heard shouting "no police".
The TV channel's building is now surrounded by law enforcement officers. Security forces are going to storm the TV channel's building.
It should be noted that this incident took place against the backdrop of the kidnapping of at least seven police officers and a series of explosions that have been taking place in the country since the beginning of the week.Ecuador has been in a state of emergency for two days.
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Earlier it was reportedthat the leader of the criminal group, Adolfo Macias Villamar, nicknamed Fito, escaped from prison. His gang is suspected of murdering a presidential candidate. Due to this event, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency for 60 days on Monday.
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The state of emergency and the surrounding events are among the first major tests for the young President Noboa, who took office in October. As a reminder, when he took office, he promised Ecuadorians to fight crime in the region.
Ecuador's prison agency reported that "incidents" occurred on Monday in six of the country's overcrowded prisons, where clashes between rival gangs have been frequent, killing more than 400 inmates since 2021.