Ecuadorian police arrest six after car bombs explode in Quito
- A car bomb exploded in a commercial area of Ecuador's capital, Quito, without causing any casualties. Police stated that the explosion was due to the ignition of gas cylinders, fuel, a slow fuse, and dynamite sticks. Firefighters were able to control the vehicle fire.
- Hours after the incident, six suspects, including a Colombian national, were arrested several kilometers away from the explosion site. The suspects have a criminal record of extortion, robbery, and murder.
- The occurrence of a car bombing in Quito is rare, but the country has been experiencing increased violence related to drug trafficking. Since 2018, Ecuador's murder rate has quadrupled, kidnappings are frequent, and clashes between rival drug gangs have resulted in 430 deaths in Ecuadoran prisons since 2021.
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Ecuador is experiencing an escalation of violence in the context of its presidential elections and now the capital, Quito, has been the victim of the attack of two car bombs whose explosion takes just a few hours. The country's authorities have already carried out the arrest of six suspects. The first of the cars caught fire on Wednesday night in the neighborhood of La Mariscal and, initially, the authorities avoided giving any hypotheses. “The …
Six arrested after car explosions in Quito, police say
QUITO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Two car explosions possibly targeted at Ecuador’s prisons agency SNAI have led to six arrests, Quito police said today. “Formerly the SNAI operated in this building and that could possibly be the connection,” police general Pablo Ramirez said in a video posted on X, the social network previously known as Twitter, about the first explosion which happened overnight. The building is now home to the Ministry of Women and Hu…
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