Ecuador “at war” with drug gangs holding more than 130 hostages: President Noboa

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At least 10 people have been killed in Ecuador since a wave of violence erupted across the country, with President Daniel Noboa saying his nation is “at war” with nearly two dozen gangs.

The South American nation is under a state of emergency, which sets a national curfew, while deploying Ecuador’s military onto the streets and into prisons.

Mike Drolet explains how a once-peaceful haven has been brought to a violent standstill.

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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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