00:00At least six people were killed and over 10 were injured in an armed attack in southwestern Ecuador
00:06following the extension of the state of emergency during the country's most violent year-end period.
00:13Individuals armed with firearms attacked a family celebrating the end of the year in the port city of Manta
00:19in the coastal province of Manaví.
00:22The attack came three days after a similar incident that claimed the lives of six other people,
00:29including a newborn baby in Puerto López.
00:32In this scenario, a state of emergency was declared in nine Ecuadorian provinces
00:37due to the sharp escalation of violence and the increase in the homicide rate.
00:43In this regard, the Organized Crime Observatory is predicting that the violent deaths will continue to rise in 2026.
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