Ecuador police use tear gas on protesters as anger over fuel prices boils

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Ecuadorean police used tear gas against protesters in the capital Quito on Tuesday (Sept 23), amid public anger over the removal of a diesel subsidy.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Ecuadorian police used tear gas against protesters in the capital Quito on Tuesday, amid public anger over the removal of a diesel subsidy.

00:10The protest was part of a national strike called by the Indigenous Nationalities Confederation of Ecuador,

00:16which saw students from the Central University of Ecuador, unions and local organizations join together in the protest.

00:23They have denounced a move by the government of President Daniel Noboa to eliminate a $1.1 billion diesel subsidy

00:31that increased diesel costs from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon.

00:37The same President, as a candidate, said that the elevation of diesel generates precariousness in the Ecuadorian family.

00:46And the first thing to do is increase the diesel. So, he offered us not to increase the diesel, increase the diesel.

00:53What will happen with the gas? Because that is the next requirement of the monetary fund.

00:59Protesters say the measure will hit the hip pockets of families.

01:02Noboa declared a 60-day state of emergency in seven provinces last week, amid unrest.

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