Police and soldiers patrol terror-stricken streets of two Ecuadorian cities after a series of attacks blamed on organised crime gangs waging a deadly drug war
President Guillermo Lasso declared a 45-day state of emergency in response, with a nightly 9 pm-to-5am curfew for the two provinces and special powers to limit freedom of movement and assembly.
Following a wave of strikes on Tuesday, in which five police officers were killed, a state of emergency and nightly curfew has taken effect in the western provinces of Guayas and Esmeraldas. Jorge Arguello, the 36-year-old head of a publishing company, told AFP there was "fear on the streets" and he himself was afraid to leave home after spotting motorcycles – associated with gangs and hitmen – doing the rounds.
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