Footage posted to social media shows criminals gangs running amok and taking security forces hostage
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared an “internal armed conflict” in the country on Tuesday after gunmen stormed a TV station and reportedly took police officers hostage.
Police and security forces were deployed in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, where masked gunmen overrun the headquarters of TC Television, interrupting a live broadcast.
Several attackers have since been detained and “the vast majority” of the hostages were rescued, according to presidential spokesman Roberto Izurieta Canova.
🚨🇪🇨#BREAKING: The military are taking positions on the streets of Ecuador. pic.twitter.com/XbQuQtSfsV
— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) January 9, 2024
BREAKING: CARTEL MEMBERS HAVE SURRENDERED TO POLICE AND SOME HOSTAGES HAVE BEEN RESCUED IN ECUADOR pic.twitter.com/RKiLxaIUc7
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) January 9, 2024
Videos posted to social media show armed men on the streets on Guayaquil. One person was filmed holding what appears to be a rocket launcher.
CHAOS IN ECUADOR: A criminal is captured carrying a bazooka in the middle of a public street in Guayaquil. pic.twitter.com/u2EpxjAM5c
— 𝔸𝕝𝕚 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕙𝕓𝕒𝕫 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕦𝕕𝕙𝕣𝕪 (@sospunjab) January 9, 2024
At least seven police officers were kidnapped in three cities, the National Police said on Tuesday. At least seven police officers were kidnapped in three cities, the National Police said on Tuesday. Several prison guards were also reportedly taken hostage.
An unverified video shows security officials guarded by hooded and masked men armed with knives. Extremely graphic videos circulating online show gang members executing at least two police officers.
BREAKING: POLICE OFFICIALS ARE BEING KIDNAPPED AND THREATENED WITH GUNS AND KNIVES BY THE CARTEL IN ECUADOR pic.twitter.com/7bAvwbKOtn
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) January 9, 2024
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