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At least eight dead and two injured few left armed attacks checked in on Tuesday at various locations GuayaquilEcuador, confirmed Mayor Aquiles Alvarez. The above, shortly after a

At least eight dead and two injured few left armed attacks checked in on Tuesday at various locations GuayaquilEcuador, confirmed Mayor Aquiles Alvarez.

The above, shortly after a heavily armed group took over the canal facilities. TK Television and will take environmental workers hostage.

The police managed to return the canal facilities and arrest 13 people.

However, violent events occurred elsewhere in the city, leaving eight people dead in a day of terror that devastated several cities across the country, including the capital Quito.

Guayaquil, epicenter of violence

In Guayaquil, the epicenter of violence and the country’s second most important city, there were robberies, looting and shootings in commercial areas.

In the north of the capital, several men fired at cars passing near them, killing five people and wounding a local school student.

Nearby, an armed group broke into a spare parts warehouse and killed three people.

President of Ecuador declares internal armed conflict and calls for military action

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, in a decree, declared the existence of an “internal armed conflict” in the country and ordered the Armed Forces to take action after armed men seized the TC Televisión channel in full live broadcast.

“I have signed a decree declaring an internal armed conflict,” Noboa wrote in a post on his X account, noting that he referred to transnational organized crime groups as “terrorist organizations and belligerent non-state actors.”

Among them he listed “Águilas, ÁguilasKiller, Ak47, Caballeros Oscuros, ChoneKiller, Choneros, Coviceros, Cuartel de las Feas, Cubanos, Fatales, Gánster, Kater Piler, Lagartos, Latin Kings, Lobos, Los p.27, Los Tiburones, Mafia 18, Mafia Trebol, Cartridges, R7, Tigerones.”

And he added that he ordered the Armed Forces to carry out military operations to neutralize these groups.

In-person classes suspended due to violence in Ecuador

The Ecuadorian government has suspended in-person classes throughout the country until January 12.

The above was due to a brutal day by organized crime gangs who set cars on fire, kidnapped police officers and hijacked a TV channel live. TK Television From Guayaquil.

The Ministry of Education reported that “the transition to a non-personal modality is organized throughout the entire national education system,” which includes state, municipal and private schools.

In addition, he noted in his statement that “the remote work regime has been applied to all personnel working in the national education system.” (EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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