president lenin morano has accused his left his predecessor rafael correia of trying to destabilize ecuador. the sucking the vandalism the violence shows that there is a political intention organized to destabilize the government and break the constitution order to break democratic order because. there have been hundreds of arrests while the unrest is taking a toll on an already vulnerable economy. iran has appealed to the united nations for help and calming the situation a bit east the worst unrest any is. well let's get more now from correspondent stephan krisna joining me now from the ecuadorian capital stefan was seen some violent scenes on the streets of quito what is the situation currently. there it will depend on which part of the city they are still probably some clashes going on between the congressional building and the historic city center where the presidential palace and some other. important buildings are putting ready interior ministry of the other. among other ministries while other parts of the city are largely quiets. pro-democracy rally going on in alongside a major park

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