Ecuadorian Armed Forces They asked the soldiers who patrol the streets under the state of emergency imposed by the government due to the growing danger to have special be careful with food that citizens make donations to them, given the possibility that they were poisoned.

In the photo, which has become a common sight since they began patrolling the streets last week, Ecuadorian soldiers are receiving from street vendors and neighbors food and drink as a sign of gratitude.

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However, while the Armed Forces appreciate “such a noble gesture”, they warned that “terrorist groups” could “pass themselves off as generous people” and contaminate food in order to harm staff security and thus cannot perform their functions.

“Military personnel performing their duties have their own combat rations,” explains the message published on the account Xformer Armed Forces Twitter who recommends his soldiers, if they agree, to be “unprepared food”.

“We understand that support and applause are signs that accompany and strengthen the morale of battle Ecuadorian soldier,” conclude representatives of the Armed Forces.

Last week the President of Ecuador Daniel Noboadeclared a state of emergency after several incidents occurred. incidents in several prisons country, with the kidnapping and murder of an official, as well as the escape of one of the main criminal authorities of the country, Jose Macias Villamar, pseudonym Fito.

After some stability and several operations to regain control of the prisons, the situation deteriorated again in the final hours after murder of special prosecutor Cesar Suarezwhich was tasked with investigating the attack by armed men on the TC Televisión channel.