Ecuador: Gunshots on live TV broadcast send shockwaves amid state of emergency | Video
Armed person stands over journalists during a live broadcast, in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Masked men wielding guns and explosives forcefully entered the set of a live broadcast on the TC Television network in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The armed intruders interrupted a news programme while brandishing pistols and what appeared to be dynamite.
The televised intrusion lasted approximately 15 minutes before the station's signal was cut off.
The incident left station personnel in shock, with Alina Manrique, head of news for TC Television stating, "All I know is that it's time to leave this country and go very far away."
Ecuador has been grappling with a series of attacks, including the abduction of police officers, following the reported escape of gang leader Adolfo Macías, alias "Fito", from prison.
State of Emergency declared in Ecuador
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President Daniel Noboa declared a national state of emergency on Monday (Jan 8) and granted authorities the power to suspend individual rights and deploy the military.
The US State Department said on Tuesday (Jan 9) it was "extremely concerned" by violence in Ecuador.
"Extremely concerned by today's violence & kidnappings in Ecuador," the top US diplomat for Latin America, Brian Nichols, wrote on X, adding that American officials would "remain in close contact" with President Daniel Noboa's team.
President Noboa authorised the military to "neutralise" the armed groups. The national police chief confirmed the arrest of all masked intruders and seized their weapons and explosives. Thirteen individuals were taken into custody.
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Ecuador has refrained from disclosing the total number of attacks or identifying the perpetrators behind the recent wave of violence.
At least 10 dead in gang violence so far: Police
At least 10 people, including two law enforcement officers, have been killed in violence linked to criminal gangs in Ecuador, police said,a matterthe country's president described as "an internal armed conflict."
Eight people were dead and three injured in a series of attacks in the port city of Guayaquil, a local police chief said at a press conference. In a separate statement posted on X, police also said that two officers were "viciously murdered by armed criminals" in the nearby town of Nobol.
Who is responsible for escalating violence in Ecuador?
Los Choneros, one of the implicated gangs with ties to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, is held responsible for escalating violence in Ecuador, including the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
Adolfo Macías, the gang leader, remains at large following his apparent escape, prompting investigations and charges against prison guards.
President Noboa said that he is determined to restore peace, and declared on Instagram that his government would confront crime head-on.
States of emergency, also deployed by Noboa's predecessor Guillermo Lasso, have become a recurrent measure to combat rising violence in Ecuador.
(With inputs from agencies)