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Soldiers patrol streets in Ecuador as government and cartels declare war on each other
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ecuador-government-cartels-declare-war-daniel-noboa/
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President Daniel Noboa, 36, gave orders on Tuesday to “neutralize” criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio and bandits threatened random executions of civilians and security forces.
In the port city of Guayaquil, attackers wearing balaclavas and firing shots stormed a state-owned TV station on Tuesday, briefly taking several journalists and staff members hostage in dramatic scenes broadcast live before police arrived.
“We strongly condemn the recent criminal attacks by armed groups in Ecuador against private, public & government institutions,” White House National Security Council Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement on social media.
Brian Nichols, the top US diplomat for Latin America, said Washington was “extremely concerned” by the violence and kidnappings, and pledged to provide assistance and to “remain in close contact” with Noboa’s team.
Los Chonero’s leader, Jose Adolfo Macias, aka “Fito”, had been leading the criminal enterprise from his jail cell in Guayaquil for the past 12 years until his escape, announced Monday.
On Tuesday, officials said another narco boss – Los Lobos leader Fabricio Colon Pico – also escaped since his arrest last Friday for alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Ecuador’s attorney general.
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