BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 04:12:00
Population, as more than 120 prison guards are still being held hostage by inmates across the country. nationwide unrest began a few days earlier — on sunday — when a notorious gang boss escaped from a maximum security facility. it's unclear whether the attack on the tv studio was related to the disappearance of adolfo macias villamar, or fito, as he is better known. after the escape, but before the tv studio attack, a 60—day state of emergency was issued in ecuador on monday. earlier, i spoke to todd chapman, former us ambasador to ecuador and now a non—resident fellow at the centre f...