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Ecuador’s gangs could trigger civil war

10 January 2024

9:20 PM

10 January 2024

9:20 PM

Ecuador’s most-wanted prisoner escaped from a maximum-security detention center in the port city of Guayaquil on Sunday. Chaos has reigned in the South American country since then, with President Daniel Noboa – who was inaugurated fewer than 50 days ago – declaring a nationwide state of emergency for 60 days on Monday.

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