At least 6 killed and over 10 injured in armed attack in Ecuador

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At least six people were killed and more than 10 were injured in an armed attack in southwestern Ecuador, following the extension of the state of emergency during the country’s most violent year-end period. teleSUR

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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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