US EditionEcuador detains five after attack on President Noboa's car
Five detainees face terrorism and attempted murder charges after protesters attacked President Noboa's motorcade with rocks and possible gunfire amid ongoing unrest over diesel subsidy removal.
- 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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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 …
Noboa’s Motorcade Attacked As Ecuador’s Diesel Revolt Escalates
A crowd of roughly 500 people surrounded President Daniel Noboa’s motorcade on Tuesday in El Tambo, Cañar province, hurling stones as he arrived for an event. The government says investigators later found “bullet marks” on the president’s vehicle; no ballistic report has been made public. Noboa was unharmed. Five people were detained. Videos released by […]
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