Five people were killed and 16 injured in an explosion in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil. The country’s president Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in the city.
Thirteen inmates were killed and two others injured on Monday in yet another bloody fight in a notorious Ecuadoran prison, law enforcement officials said.
Ecuador’s prison agency said 13 inmates had been killed and 2 injured in the latest incident of violence at the Bellavista prison in Santo Domingo. Another such incident at the prison killed 44 in May this year.
The agreement ends over a week of nationwide strikes over the cost of living that paralyzed the country.
After weeks of disruptive demonstrations, Ecuador’s president Guillermo Lasso announced a price cut for gasoline and diesel. However, the reduction is far less than what protesters have demanded.
Protests led by indigenous groups have continued for nearly two weeks, as parliament begins a no-confidence vote against President Guillermo Lasso. The state of emergency imposed in some parts has been repealed.
Clashes between protesters and security forces have left six people dead and dozens injured. Six of Ecuador’s 24 provinces are under a state of emergency.
Police lobbed tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators in Quito amid Indigenous-led protests against high fuel prices. The country’s defense minister described widespread road blockades as "a grave threat."