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The raid was carried out to arrest the former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, who had been sentenced for corruption and had been living in the embassy since 17 December 2023. [72] A few hours before the attack, he had been granted political asylum. [71] [b] The assault led to Mexico severing its relations with Ecuador. [74]
On 9 August 2023, eleven days before the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated after leaving a campaign rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. One assailant was killed during the attack. Several bystanders, including security personnel and a legislative candidate, were injured. [11]
Riots ensued in multiple prisons across Ecuador. [28] A series of attacks took place, including attacks with explosives on businesses and private vehicles and an explosion near the house of the president of the National Court of Justice . [29] On the night of 8 January, four police officers were kidnapped in Quito and Quevedo. [15]
Ecuador is struggling to bring spiraling violence under control, with mayors fearing for their lives and the national government recognizing an increase in extortion and kidnapping amid a 90-day ...
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday decreed a state of emergency in five coastal provinces because of "internal armed conflict". The measure marks the second security ...
Center-right candidate Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old son of a banana tycoon, will become Ecuador’s next president, following an election driven by concerns over rising violence and a worsening ...
Prime Minister of Yugoslavia: 18 January 1977 Kreševo Yugoslavia: Airplane accident Learjet 25: Francisco de Sá Carneiro [11] Prime Minister of Portugal: 4 December 1980 Camarate Portugal: Airplane accident: Cessna 421 (1921–1987) Rashid Karami [12] Prime Minister of Lebanon: 1 June 1987 Beirut Lebanon: Helicopter bombing Aérospatiale SA ...
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday his country was "at war" with drug gangs who are holding prison guards hostage, amid a dramatic surge in violence that saw gunmen ...