US EditionPickup truck explodes on busy street in Ecuador
- On Tuesday, a pickup truck exploded near Mall del Sol shopping mall in Guayaquil, killing one and injuring several others near a busy intersection.
- President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency across several provinces amid escalating gang violence, following a series of car bombings in 2023 after a presidential candidate's assassination.
- Emergency crews evacuated nearby buildings and began inspections after the explosion shattered windows, damaged cars, and parts of the mall complex; Guayaquil fire department and police prepared a controlled detonation after finding a new threat.
- The Attorney General's Office opened an investigation, interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance, while Gov. Humberto Plaza of Guayas province called the blast `terrorism plain and simple`.
- In March, a vehicle blast outside Ecuador's largest prison killed a prison guard, while other vehicle explosions last year in Quito caused minor damage without deaths.
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By Ana María Cañizares and Sol Amaya, CNN en Español A vehicle explosion on Tuesday night resonated in the heart of Guayaquil's financial center, generating alarm and fear among the population. The explosion originated in front of a shopping center in Guayaquil and heightened tensions in Ecuador. One person died after the explosion and at least 26 were injured (two of them seriously), according to the Guayas Governor's Office. The deceased was a…
This is the second car bomb that explodes in the city of Guayaquil in less than a month.
A car bomb exploded in Guayaquil at the end of the afternoon of this Tuesday, with the tragic result of at least two dead and 30 injured, in addition to destructions in an area of great activity in the hotels , hospitals, offices and the well-known mall mall del Sol. The video of the explosion, which was shared in the networks, caused amazement by the force of the detonation, in a country that lives moments of tension with a stoppage that turns …
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