Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has declared war on criminal gangs after a group of gunmen stormed TC Televisión network headquarters during a live broadcast on January 9.
This follows the state of emergency declared by Noboa just a day before regarding the prison escape of the country's most dangerous gang leader Adolfo Macías.
Footage shows a police presence near the TV station during the incident.
Fear gripped the largest city of Ecuador, Guayaquil, on Tuesday, January 9, after armed gang members stormed the TC Televisión network headquarters in the city during a live-broadcast of El Noticiero news programme.
Police forces later arrested all the 13 masked gunmen. Shortly after the incident, Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa issued a decree designating 20 drug trafficking gangs as terrorist groups and authored the military to “neutralize” the crime groups. This follows the state of emergency declared by Noboa just a day before regarding the prison escape of the country's most dangerous gang leader Adolfo Macías.
This clip shows the police presence outside the hotel near the vicinity of the TV station.
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NOTE: Looped video
Video Location: Mall connected to the TRYP by Wyndham Guayaquil Hotel, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Video Recording Date/Time: January 9, 2024 at about 13:50h
Country: Ecuador
Fear gripped the largest city of Ecuador, Guayaquil, on Tuesday, January 9, after armed gang members stormed the TC Televisión network headquarters in the city during a live-broadcast of El Noticiero news programme.
Police forces later arrested all the 13 masked gunmen. Shortly after the incident, Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa issued a decree designating 20 drug trafficking gangs as terrorist groups and authored the military to “neutralize” the crime groups. This follows the state of emergency declared by Noboa just a day before regarding the prison escape of the country's most dangerous gang leader Adolfo Macías.
This clip shows a man on the ground in an apparent arrest by police outside the hotel near the vicinity of the TV station.
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NOTE: Looped video
Video Location: Mall connected to the TRYP by Wyndham Guayaquil Hotel, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Video Recording Date/Time: January 9, 2024 at about 13:50h
Country: Ecuador
Fear gripped the largest city of Ecuador, Guayaquil, on Tuesday, January 9, after armed gang members stormed the TC Televisión network headquarters in the city during a live-broadcast of El Noticiero news programme.
Police forces later arrested all the 13 masked gunmen. Shortly after the incident, Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa issued a decree designating 20 drug trafficking gangs as terrorist groups and authored the military to “neutralize” the crime groups. This follows the state of emergency declared by Noboa just a day before regarding the prison escape of the country's most dangerous gang leader Adolfo Macías.
This clip shows the police presence outside the hotel near the vicinity of the TV station.
RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “saidvargas594 via Spectee”.
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NOTE: Looped video
Video Location: Mall connected to the TRYP by Wyndham Guayaquil Hotel, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Video Recording Date/Time: January 9, 2024 at about 13:50h
Country: Ecuador
