US EditionEcuador Detains Five After Alleged Presidential Assassination Attempt
- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa survived an assassination attempt when over 500 people attacked his convoy in Cañar province, throwing rocks at his vehicle.
- Five individuals have been detained in connection with the attack, which Environment and Energy Minister Ines Manzano described as an assassination attempt.
- President Noboa pledged to uphold law and order, stating that such actions will not be tolerated and emphasized the law applies to everyone in the new Ecuador.
- Protests against the removal of diesel subsidies, led by the national Indigenous federation CONAIE, have intensified and resulted in a state of emergency being declared in several regions.
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Ecuador president's convoy attacked amid escalating fuel subsidy protests
Ecuadorean President Noboa emerged unscathed after his motorcade came under attack on October 7, with authorities detaining five individuals on charges of terrorism and attempted assassination as indigenous protests continue nationwide.
Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo described as “a clear assassination attempt” and “an act of terrorism” the attack recorded on Tuesday, October 7, against the caravan of President Daniel Noboa in the canton of El Tambo, province of Cañar.
In Ecuador, the conflict between indigenous demonstrators and government escalates. In the north of the country, demonstrators threw stones at government vehicles. The main trigger of the protests: higher diesel prices
Protesters in Ecuador threw rocks at the caravan carrying President Daniel Noboa, enraged by his government's decision to eliminate the diesel subsidy last month, although the president was not injured.
Protesters attack car carrying Ecuador president
Protesters in Ecuador attacked a car carrying President Daniel Noboa, the latest demonstration of increasingly violent discontent against his government.A minister said around 500 people threw rocks at Noboa’s motorcade, while reports suggested bullets may have been fired, too. Noboa faces a mounting array of challenges since securing reelection in April, with murder rates in once-peaceful Ecuador rising to among the highest globally, fueled in …
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