Five die in Ecuador blast, officials blame crime gangs

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At least five people were killed and 16 others injured after an explosion of a bomb in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, local media reported on Sunday. Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo blamed organized crime and called the blast “a declaration of war against the state.”

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