US EditionEcuador President Says He Was Target of Attempted Chocolate and Jam Poisoning
President Noboa said three highly concentrated toxic substances were found in poisoned gifts amid unrest linked to Indigenous protests and recent fuel price hikes.
- On Thursday, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said an unknown assailant gifted chocolate and jam laced with chemicals at a public event, alleging an attempted poisoning.
- Amid rising fuel prices, a national strike over diesel subsidies ended on Thursday, organised by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador , while Noboa’s tenure saw violent clashes and military crackdowns.
- Tests found three highly concentrated toxic substances in the sweets, and Noboa told CNN it was practically impossible the chemicals appeared by chance though no proof has been publicly shown.
- The military security detail filed a complaint with prosecutors after about 500 people threw rocks at Noboa's motorcade, which had signs of bullet damage, though he was unharmed.
- The ambush of a humanitarian convoy and hostage-taking signal escalating unrest, as about 350 people attacked the convoy including UN and EU diplomats, taking 17 soldiers hostage.
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The President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, claims to be the victim of an attempt to poison himself. Chemicals are said to have been found in chocolates and jam. He is said to have received these dishes at a public event. - "Impossible that it is accidental": the President of Ecuador claims to be a victim of poisoned chocolates (International).
Analysis by Max Saltman, CNN Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has had a rather eventful month, surviving not one, not two, but three alleged assassination attempts, the most recent of which apparently involved gifts of jam and chocolate adulterated with poisonous chemicals. The president made this claim to CNN's Fernando del Rincón on Thursday, saying the gifts contained "very high concentrations" of three chemicals, "and it was virtually impos…
Analysis by Max Saltman, CNN Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has had a rather eventful month, surviving not one, not two, but three alleged assassination attempts, the most recent of which apparently involved gifts of jam and chocolate adulterated with poisonous chemicals. The president made this claim to CNN's Fernando del Rincón on Thursday, saying the gifts contained "very high concentrations" of three chemicals, "and it was virtually impos…
Ecuador president claims poisoned chocolate and jam used in new attempt on his life
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa has had quite a month, surviving not one, not two, but three alleged assassination attempts – the latest of which apparently involved gifts of jam and chocolate laced with poisonous chemicals.
Ecuador's President says they tried to poison him with jam and chocolate
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa insisted that he was the target of an alleged assassination attempt through poisoned food at a public event. The concentration of chemicals makes it 'impossible that it was an accident,' he argued.
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