of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking hostage several journalists and staff members. this footage shows the attackers, carrying rifles and grenades forcing the crew onto the ground. the president has said that ecuador is in a state of internal armed conflict . ione wells reports from sao paulo. a moment of utter horror broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over their face armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the armed men with balaclavas over their face broke into the state of this television channel in ecuador while it was live on air. brandishing guns and what appears to be explosives. it comes a day after the country s new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterday. ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader, jose adolfo macias villamar from prison. police and military were ordered to intervene in controlling presence in attempts to c
prison. police and military were ordered to intervene in controlling presence in attempts to control violence but the violence has exploded further since then. explosions in streets, police officers carrying out stop and search, some reportedly being abducted. for ordinary people in ecuador, tear on the streets. translation: i hope this state of emergency yields results, positive results for the population, not for the criminal. we live in constant fear because on a day to day basis when we go to work we don t know if we will return or come back home in my piece. suspects tonight have been detained but with ecuador still on high alert, fearfor citizens there remain. ione wells, bbc news app hollo. earlier i spoke to ecuadorian freelance journalist, carolina loza, who s following the developments. she told me about the