00:00Welcome back to From the South.
00:02We go to Ecuador, where one person died and several were injured after a powerful explosion
00:07on Tuesday, in a busy commercial area in northern Guayaquil, an area where drug trafficking
00:13is common.
00:14The Public Security Company of the conflict-ridden city of Ecuador said it was responding to
00:19the emergency caused by the detonation of explosive devices, and polished photos of
00:24the road closed by police cars and fire trucks.
00:28The area where the explosion occurred is surrounded by restaurants, businesses, shops, doctors'
00:32offices, a hospital, hotels and the city's largest shopping center.
00:37The police reported that it was an explosion, the causes of which are being determined by
00:42specialized teams.
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