Ecuador’s worsening security situation deteriorated further in spectacular fashion this week,with gunmen armed with explosives storming a TV station during a live broadcast.
The country has been rocked by blasts, police kidnappings and prison disturbances in a wave of violence authorities are struggling to contain.
By : FRACE24
The immediate trigger was the prison escape of one of Ecuador’s most powerful drug lords but instability has been growing for years. Here’s what we know.