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Eight people were killed and eight others were injured in an attack by a group of gunmen in the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil. The Home Ministry gave this information. Eyewitnesses said that at around 7 pm local time on Saturday, armed men came in a vehicle and attacked a group of people. The ministry said that two people died on the spot in the attack, while six other seriously injured people died in the health center. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Gunmen attacked a group of people in the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil, killing eight and wounding eight, the ministry said. Eyewitnesses said that at around 7 pm local time on Saturday evening, armed men arrived in a vehicle in the southern area of Guasmo. He fired at a group of people, killing two. Six others later died at a health center, the ministry told journalists.
No group took responsibility for the attack
At present, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. This was the second mass murder in as many days. On Friday, five people who were kidnapped were killed by an armed gang in the coastal province of Manabi. Police said there were indications that the victims were tourists who accidentally got caught up in a local drug trafficking dispute. In that incident, a total of 11 people were kidnapped by an armed group. Police said six others, including five minors, were rescued and handed over to their families. According to the police, two suspects were arrested on Saturday morning.
President Daniel Noboa expressed grief
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa said Saturday on the social media network X, formerly Twitter, that the killings in Manabí remind us that the fight continues. Noboa said, narcoterrorism and its allies are looking for places to scare us, but they will not succeed. His post included a video of a handcuffed and crouched man being forcefully led away by an armed police officer.
Bastion of Peace in Latin America
Ecuador was once considered a bastion of peace in Latin America, but has seen an increase in violent attacks in recent years. Noboa declared a state of emergency in January, which provides for permanent operations by a security force made up of police and military. Is. Additionally, a five-hour curfew is in place in high-incidence areas such as Guayaquil. On March 24, the 27-year-old mayor of a small town in Manabi province was murdered along with his aide. Brigitte Garcia and Jairo Lure were found inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds.
Three prisoners were killed and four were injured in a riot at the Guayaquil prison under military and police control on Thursday. According to police, Ecuador exceeded the rate of 40 violent deaths per 100,000 inhabitants at the end of 2023, one of the highest in the region.
