Armed men storm an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast as attacks in the country escalate
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Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the violence-plagued country had entered an “internal armed conflict.”
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Armed men have broken into the set of a public television channel in Ecuador as it broadcast live and threatened people. The men with faces covered entered the set of
Armed men broke into the set of a public television channel and threatened people. The government imposed a state of emergency after a gang leader apparently escaped from prison.
Armed men wearing balaclavas burst into the studio of a public television station on Tuesday in Ecuador's drug violence-torn port city of Guayaquil, taking hostage several journalists and staff members,…
Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the violence-plagued country had entered an “internal armed conflict.”
The men with faces covered entered the set of the TC Television network in the port city of Guayaquil and shouted that they had “bombs.” Noises similar to gunshots could be heard....
It comes amid a series of attacks, including explosions and the abduction of several police officers, after Ecuador's new president imposed a state of emergency.
Masked gunmen interrupted a live news broadcast in Guayaquil, Ecuador on Jan. 9 – the most dramatic in a recent series of violent incidents that coincided with the escape of two powerful gang leaders from prison.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador >> Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the violence-plagued country had entered an “internal armed conflict.”
The country has seen a series of attacks after the government imposed a state of emergency in the wake of the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader from prison.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the violence-plagued country had entered an "internal armed conflict."
News footage shows the hostage situation live as it was happening when armed men took over a TV station in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Tuesday, threatening staff with bombs and guns.
Alarming video from a live television studio in Ecuador captured a group of armed criminals storming in and holding people hostage as the government tried to crack down on organized gangs. The men wore balaclavas and mostly black garb while screaming "no police!" at cameras and firing off gunsho...
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast on Tuesday,
Masked gunmen stormed a live studio broadcast in Guayaquil, Ecuador last night. The group broke into public network TC’s studio and terrified staff, holding a program host at gunpoint and sho…
Authorities haven't said who was behind the attack, or a series of other violent incidences, but they follow the apparent escapes from prison of two powerful gang leaders.
