Ecuadorian police reported acts of violence after a state of emergency decree

Published at: 09/01/2024 08:20 AM

After the decree of a state of emergency by the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, on Monday night and in the early hours of this Tuesday, acts of violence were recorded in various parts of the South American country.

The information was published on the social network X of the Ecuadorian police where he specified that explosives detonated, fires, kidnapping of security officers and he is aware of several riots of prisoners in prisons.

“Tonight, at the UPC Wilson Franco Machala, three police officers were kidnapped, who were on duty at the scene,” said the Ecuadorian Police.

In the same way, the police force registered the alert of a car bomb in Chillogallo and a detonation on the General Rumiñahui Highway, via the Chillos Valley, in Quito, in which only material damage was reported without injured people, TELESUR reports.

It is worth noting that the decree of a state of emergency presented by the Ecuadorian president will last 61 days in which it is intended to regain control of prisons, in addition to restricting free movement in the South American country.

Mazo News Team