Armed Men Storm Ecuador TV Station During Live Broadcast

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Armed gangsters stormed a TV station Tuesday, and took journalists and production staff hostage in response to Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s attempt to impose a crackdown on organized crime. No one was killed in the attack and all the masked intruders have been arrested, according to the Associated Press, which cites local authorities.

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In This Story: Ecuador

Ecuador is a country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast. Its diverse landscape encompasses Amazon jungle, Andean highlands and the wildlife-rich Galápagos Islands. In the Andean foothills at an elevation of 2,850m, Quito, the capital, is known for its largely intact Spanish colonial center.

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