00:00A quarter of seven people died and at least two children were injured
00:03after a massacre in the community of Flor de Bastion, the coastal city of Guayaquil.
00:08Witnesses said the attack was carried out by hitmen who arrived at the victim's home on
00:12motorcycles, broke in and started shooting. Five members of the family died inside the house,
00:18while two others were chased and later killed. Minutes later, a contingent of national police
00:23arrived at the scene to begin the investigation. According to official figures, between January
00:28and November, the number of violent deaths fell by 18 percent compared to 2023,
00:34but the number of homicides this year still exceeds 6,000.
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