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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Car bomb kills one in Guayaquil
A car bomb explosion outside a shopping mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Tuesday resulted in at least one person dead and two injured. The fatality was reported to be a local taxi driver. The explosion at around 6 pm local time caused damage to nearby vehicles and buildings.
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…
The expansive wave reached a person who was recording the car burning before the explosion. The person died and two others were injured outside a shopping center, located in the financial center of Guayaquil.
This is the second car bomb that explodes in the city of Guayaquil in less than a month.
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