President Guillermo Lasso’s government says the six explosions in three cities were terrorist acts by violent prison gangs which have also taken dozens of guards hostage
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Government says six explosions in three cities were terrorist acts by violent prison gangs which have also taken dozens of guards hostageEcuador’s national prison service said Thursday that inmates at six prisons had taken more than 50 guards and police officers hostage.
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