president noboa says that ecuador is now engaged in an internal armed conflict.s explosion of gang violence may have caught the nation off guard, in truth, the storm which has turned ecuadorfrom one of the safest nations in latin america to one of the most violent has been brewing for years. specifically this man. adolfo macias villamar, alias fito, is part of the reason ecuadorfinds itself on the brink of an internal war. he's the leader of a gang called los choneros and escaped his prison cell shortly before his transfer to a higher security wing. two prison guards have been arrested for allegedly helping him flee. the gangs are largely controlled from the prisons. even behind bars, macias ran his organisation without interference from the authorities. translation: people are scared. they're closing all the stores. there is no security. they're afraid gangsters will come and loot everything. an iron fist on crime has been used here before, but it did little to break the gangs stranglehold on the andean nation or slow its slide towards bloodshed. will grant, bbc

ocurre 24 horas despuÉs de que el presidente daniel noboa declarÓ un estado de excepciÓ en todo el paÍsr el aumento de la violencia y la fuga de dos lÍderes de grupos criminales. pero como puede ver en pantalla este grupo ingresa y algunas personas se pueden ver con capuchas. estamos viendo el video que es bastante perturbador. vemos a los empleados que estÁn en el piso siendo amenazados. no se ha confirmado que se ha desatado un episodio de violencia. tanto afuera de la televisora y en la universidad se reportan algunos disturbios. ocurre luego de que ayer se viviÓ una noche de terror en ecuador donde se registraron varios incidentes de violencia. autoridades han sido desplegadas a esta zona y estÁn atentas a lo que pueda suceder. el presidente daniel noboa ha declarado que ha ordenado al ejÉrcito a realizar operaciones en el marco de la ley. sin embargo estos videos pronto se hicieron virales en redes sociales, por la magnitud en que entran estas personas. es un grupo de varios que ingresan este canal de televisiÓn y atemorizan a los que allÍ se encuentran. incluso en una imagen que s

president noboa came into _ months ago. president noboa came into office _ months ago.r| came into office in november promising to tackle this surge in violence and gang related violence specifically. this escape of "fito" is being seen as a bit of embarrassment to the president. however, clashes between rival gang members are not uncommon. they're actually really frequent. authorities have said that more than 400 inmates are known to have died inmates are known to have died in such clashes since 2001. mimi, thank you so much for that update. franz beckenbauer, one of germany's greatest ever footballers, has died at the age of 78. he captained his country to world cup victory in 1974 then won the tournament again as manager in 1990. as a player he was twice named as european footballer of the year, and won the coveted ballon—d'0r. beckenbauer was only one of three men to have won the world cup both as a player and manager. rapahel honigstein is a german footballjournalist and broadcaster paid his tribute. well, he was certainly the biggest footballer to, the biggest fig

president noboa says that ecuador is now engaged in an internal armed conflict.his explosion of gang violence may have caught the nation off guard, in truth, the storm which has turned ecuadorfrom one of the safest nations in latin america to one of the most violent has been brewing for years. specifically this man. adolfo macias villamar, alias fito, is part of the reason ecuador finds itself on the brink of an internal war. he's the leader of a gang called los choneros and escaped his prison cell shortly before his transfer to a higher security wing. two prison guards have been arrested for allegedly helping him flee. the gangs are largely controlled from the prisons. even behind bars, macias ran his organisation without interference from the authorities. translation: people - are scared, they are closing all the stores, there is no security. - they're afraid gangsters - will come and loot everything. an iron fist on crime has been used here before, but it did little to break the gangs stranglehold on the andean nation or slow its slide towards bloodshed. will

and so president noboa, who has only beenin president noboa, who has only been in office something likenternal security forces to address this threat. you said yourself, armed gangs, this type of violence, it is not new to ecuador. why do you think we are seeing things spiral out of control in the last few days?— spiral out of control in the last few days? the last few da s is last few days? the last few days is really _ last few days? the last few days is really the _ last few days? the last few l days is really the culmination of the last few years, in which these groups have become more aggressive, more thirsty within the country to bring about its terror, to try and control this territory so they can use it for their nefarious purposes, and like any new president, they get tested, and these narco terrorists are bringing new challenges chew the new government to see what this president is made of, and i must say president noboa is showing tremendous courage and leadership by first executing this executive order that is supported by 90% of ecuadorians to seek to bring greater control

that is what the president daniel noboa has called and indeed thatis noboa has called and indeed that groups are heavily armed, they were waving hand grenades in front of television cameras when they invaded the television station. these are ruthless killers and so the military working with the very capable police force, which the united states has been involved with in terms of providing training over the years, and we are very pleased with that, they are going to take action. a quick blast questions in about 30 seconds left. what you think the us and international community can do to support ecuador in this? the international - ecuador in this? the - international community has ecuador in this? tue: international community has a great role to play and especially the united states. number one, greatly increased training and technology that is provided to the government of equinor and that we can do right away. number two, just like 20 years ago, more than 20 years ago, and columbia, we established a columbia to do exactly what is needed in ecuador to control internally armed groups a

president daniel noboa signed an executive order declaring an "internal armed conflict."ur south america correspondent, ione wells, has more. a moment of utter horror broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the set 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, from prison. police and military were ordered to intervene in controlling prisons 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, terror on the streets. translation: i hope this state of emergency yields results, positive results for the population, not for the criminals. translation: we live in constant fear because on a d

it comes a day after the country's new president, daniel noboa, declared a state of emergency.rocked by a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader, jose adolfo macias, from prison. the president ordered the military and police to intervene in controlling prisons in an attempt to tame the violence. but the violence has exploded further since then. explosions in the streets, police officers carrying out stop and search. some reportedly being abducted. for ordinary people in ecuador, terror on the streets. translation: i hope that this state of emergency yields results, - positive results for the population, not for the criminals. translation: we live in constant| fear because on a day to day basis, when we go out to work, we don't know if we'll return or if we'll come back home in one piece. the suspects tonight have now been detained, but with ecuador still on high alert, fearfor citizens there remains. ione wells, bbc news, sao paulo. our latin america regional reporter mimi swabey has been looking at what this wave of apparently co—ordinated violen

we have just i word on this new president, daniel noboa. very young. we have just been noboa. him to take on think. do these guys have confidence in the door for him to take on some thing like this? i in the door for him to take on some thing like this?— thing like this? i don't think so. he doesn't _ thing like this? i don't think so. he doesn't have _ thing like this? i don't think so. he doesn't have the _ he doesn't have the political sprints needed. if you see his answers, what they are sent to media, you can see they cannot understand what is happening. it is a man who did not imagine he was going to win the elections, he was thinking to be the president in maybe 2025, not now, and the position he is taking mix obvious he was not prepared for that. {lilia was not prepared for that. 0k, maria, thank _ was not prepared for that. 0k, maria, thank you _ was not prepared for that. 0k, maria, thank you very - was not prepared for that. ok, maria, thank you very much for that. victoria, can get a thought for you on this? the united states is looking to its southern border, it a

so ecuadorian president noboa accompanied his new address with pictures of how he is in ecuador, maybekeli in el salvador. hard. and even today it is still very popular in the country. before the last leftist ex-president of korea, who after leaving office was forced to go into exile, said today that he is now with the right-wing president, they say we will sort out political differences then, if noboa’s plan works, then he, elected president for only 2 years, temporarily remaining from the powers of his predecessor, who announced early elections, but did not get up to participate in them, he will definitely win nobo in a year and a half, however, today with the main the statement about the situation in the country was made by the admiral, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. and what is the future state of elected civilians? be that as it may, in the last hours, ecuadorian security forces managed to capture many of the rioters and seize their weapons. such as this filming of blown up atms is no longer coming, our fellow television workers have been freed, they are naturally so

ecuador�*s new and inexperienced president, daniel noboa, who's only 36, called in the army.a of bbc mundo, who is herself ecuadorian. daniel noboa did something that was unprecedented, that was declare the country in an internal armed conflict. that means that the army can go to the streets and just target these gangs that are now also, because of the action of president daniel noboa, labelled as terrorist groups. so we have seen in the last hours and days so many military operation on the streets, the main cities of ecuador. a lot of detentions. some of the members of these groups that are around, like, 20,000. this is the numbers. 20,000 in the gangs? yes, more than 20 groups and around 20,000 members. in other countries in latin america, when the army is on the streets, that can be quite a dangerous moment. how have the army been behaving themselves in ecuador so far? this measure has the support of more than 90% of the population in ecuador. last year, 2023 was a record. almost 8,000 people died, a product of the violence. they were killed in the streets. and this is fou

president daniel noboa made the announcement wednesday, one day after masked gunmen stormed a publico cut down on ecuador�*s prison 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 adolfo macias villamar, or fito, as he is better known. after the escape, but before the tv studio attack,

it comes a day after the country's new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterdayecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader, jose adolfo macias, from prison. police and military were ordered to intervene in controlling prisons in attempts to control violence but the violence has exploded further since then. explosions in the streets, police officers carrying out stop—and—search, some reportedly being abducted. for ordinary people in ecuador, terror on the streets. translation: i hope this state of emergency yields results, - positive results for the population, not for the criminals. translation: 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 one piece. suspects tonight have been detained, but with ecuador still on high alert, fear for citizens there remain. the president, daniel noboa, has also announced in tonight that the country is now in a state of internal armed conflict. certainly strong words from the president this even

i asked president noboa if he where he was? ——i asked president noboa if he knew where he was.eration and we are working on it. it is ecuador a narco state? we are fighting every day so it does not become a narco state. i do believe that we can win and i will never stop fighting until we win. the president may be confident ecuador is not yet a narco state but with troops on the street, it remains in a state of war. will grant, bbc news, guayaquil. to iowa now, and preparations for the republican presidential caucus there. the national weather service estimates the coldest caucus night in modern history with monday's high temperature expected to be —3 degrees fahrenheit, or 49.4 degrees celsius. the unrelenting weather forced some candidates to cancel in—person events, and is stoking worries that the cold might depress caucus goers from turning out. this was the scene in iowa's capital city of des moines on friday morning — a blizzard blanketed the city in nearly a foot of snow, and is forecast to continue into the weekend. forecasters are warning of life—threatening deteoriorat

daniel noboa was elected and promised to try to tackle both high unemployment, but also the violencepeople have seen on their streets in recent months and years with huge homicide rates, particularly in that poor city of guayaquil. caitriona: thank you for bringing us up-to-date on that situation. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says the daily toll on civilians in gaza, particularly children, is far too high. the top u.s. diplomat is in israel with talks with israeli leaders as part of original tour to stop the spread of conflict. since the start of the conflict back in october, more than 23,200 civilians have been killed in gaza. the health ministry reports at least 126 people have been killed in the last 24 hours in gaza. 57 of those deaths were reported in one central gaza hospital alone. secretary blinken condemned the death toll and called for palestinians to return to their territory. >> we know that facing an enemy that embeds itself among civilians, who hides in and fighters from schools and hospitals makes this incredibly challenging. but the daily toll on civilians i

el presidente de ecuador, daniel noboa, decreÓ hoy el estado de excepcÓn en el pÍs, conun toque de queda capo del crimen organizado de una Árcel de guayaquil. tambÉn ordeÓ el ingreso de polÍas y soldados en las prisiones donde se registran disturbios. freddy barros esÁ en quito con la informacÓn. manifestantes pro-palestinos bloquearon hoy el tÁfico en puentes y Úneles de nueva york durante la hora pico de la maÑana... la poliÍa dijo que los bloqueos afectaron el Únel de holland y los puentes de brooklyn, manhattan y williamsburg. las autoridades arrestaron a 120 manifetantes. el astro del Útbol aleÁn, franz beckenbauer, quien gaÓ copas del mundo como jugador y entrenador de la seleccÓn nacional, fallecÓ a los 78 aÑos. beckenbauer seÁ recordado por la victoria en la copa del mundo de 1974 cuando era defensa central y tambien por su papel como Écnico, que lo lleÓ a nuevamente a alzar triunfante la copa en 1990, como entrenador de la seleccÓn alemana... el papa francisco pide la prohibicÓn universal de los "vientres de alquile”& eliÁn: en el vaticano el papÁ francisco calificÓ hoy como dep

the young and ambitious politician daniel noboa became the leader of ecuador vitak. he is only 36 and he has focused his presidential activities in particular on the fight against criminal gangs. and by the way, nobo condemned the russian invasion of ukraine and met with... with volodymyr zelensky during the inauguration of the president argentina. well, yes, despite the focused attention to the fight against banditry. the day before , something happened in ecuador that both politicians and law enforcement officers were so afraid of. the loschoneros leader escaped from prison. chaos began in ukraine. president nobo declared a state of emergency. in response, the ecuadorian mafia staged skirmishes for unrest throughout the country. gangsters from the drug cartels seized the tv channel live . took several police officers hostage and rioted in prisons. bandits began to attack the police and military, cars were set on fire. the president stated that the country is in a state of internal armed conflict. bbc correspondent ionivs reports from sao paulo. a moment of absolute

amy: ecuador's president daniel noboa on tuesday declared a state of internal armed conflict as drug trafficking violence continues to soar. the move prompted a wave of attacks inside and outside of ecuador's prisons. noboa's announcement came a day after one of ecuador's most notorious drug lords escaped from prison and as hooded and armed men interrupted a live tv news broadcast taking the staff hostage. noboa designated at least 20 drug trafficking organizations as terrorist groups, authorizing ecuador's military to do whatever it takes to suppress the crime factions. >> from this moment, all terrorist groups is a military target. the present and future of our homeland is at stake. any active tear will make -- any active tear will make us given. came you could norwegian lawmakers -- amy: norwegian lawmakers voted 80-to-20 in favor of allowing deep sea mining despite widespread warnings and condemnation from scientists, environmentalists as well as the u.k. government and the european union. norway's government says seabed exploitation could help power an economy less reliant on fo

last november , newly elected president noboa was forced to conduct his inauguration in organized crime and organized crime groups, without waiting for the attack, struck first. at the moment, it has been officially announced that a dozen people have died in the clashes, although there are probably many times more casualties. 140 police officers remain hostage, the prisons are under the control of bandits, as are the streets. military police move only in large divisions and control. three immediately announced a gathering of activists on the square in front of the presidential palace, but only 300 people came, and in general, the protest did not work out. what makes the situation comical is the fact that dictator duda had previously pardoned kaminsky and vonsik in a corruption case, but the new government led by tusk declared the pardon a fiction, and the former officials were nevertheless arrested. the situation is scandalous, the polish dictator was rudely put in his place. latvian authorities are studying the possibility. equipment for emergency doctors, who respond to emergency call

y miren las acciones del presidente daniel noboa para hacer frente a la ola de violencia, pues han tenido ya vimos al menos 4 agentes ecuatorianos fueron secuestrados por delincuentes, según dijo la policía este martes. la declaración de estado de emergencia por 60 días implica patrullajes militares, incluso dentro de las cárceles y también en establecimientos del toque de queda. >> es un toque de queda nocturno que está en vigor a nivel nacional. como dijo, continuaremos al tanto sobre esta situación. >> vamos ahora a pasar a información local. la comunidad hispana en san rafael llora la muerte de una líder comunitaria, quien trabajó a favor de los inmigrantes durante varias décadas. >> es flavio lacayo, quien ahora nos habla de las circunstancias en las que perdió la vida esta mujer, esta activista. flavio cuéntanos qué fue lo que sucedió. >> qué tal? buenas tardes. así es. bueno, hace poco hablábamos con las autoridades aquí en la ciudad de san rafael y nos dijeron que todo ocurrió precisamente en un apartamento en las montañas de esta ciudad, en el barrio distrito conocido como terra

president daniel noboa introduced the 60—day emergency powers earlier this week after a series of riots, mimi swaby. she is talking us through what's happening. what's the latest? in _ what's happening. what's the latest? in addition _ what's happening. what's the latest? in addition to - what's happening. what's the latest? in addition to the - latest? in addition to the hundreds of suspected gang members being arrested, the military commander has confirmed that 40 hostages have been rescued and weapons and explosives ceased. but there are still more than a hundred security guards, administration staff and police officers held hostage by the criminal organisations. president noboa said he is taking a really hard line against these groups and said hostagetaking is the ugly part of war. that's exactly what he is calling the situation in ecuador, a state of war. he says these members of war. he says these members of groups will be treated as hostages and security forces have identified 22 armed groups as terrorist organisations, so the be treated as terrorists and the military will neutra

president daniel noboa has introduced a 60 day nationwide state of emergency, which includes overnight notorious gang leader also known as fito. now, this announcement allows authorities to carry out search and rescue operations across ecuador in this manhunt forjose adolfo macias villamar, also known as fito, without using a warrant. so it gives them free rein, basically. this comes as 3000 police officers and soldiers are scouring the country for this most wanted, most powerful cartel leader from los choneros, a really powerful criminal organisation. now, this comes as riots across the country, particularly in this maximum security wing in a coastal city of guayaquil, have really erupted and caused nationwide fear and outrage again. president noboa came into office in november promising to tackle this surge in violence, and gang related violence specifically. now, this escape of fito is being seen as a bit of an embarrassment to the president. however, clashes between rival gang members in prison are not uncommon. in fact, they're actually really frequent. authorities have said that

president noboa says that ecuador is now engaged in an internal armed conflict.ador from one of the safest nations in latin america to one of the most violent has been brewing for years. specifically this man. adolfo macias villamar, alias fito, is part of the reason ecuador finds itself on the brink of an internal war. he's the leader of a gang called los choneros and escaped his prison cell shortly before his transfer to a higher security wing. two prison guards have been arrested for allegedly helping him flee. the gangs are largely controlled from the prisons. even behind bars, macias ran his organisation without interference from the authorities. translation: people are scared, l they are closing all the stores, l there is no security. they're afraid gangsters will come and loot everything. an iron fist on crime has been used here before, but it did little to break the gangs stranglehold on the andean nation or slow its slide towards bloodshed. will grant, bbc news, guayaquil. the funeral has been held in albania, of an asylum seeker, who died on board the b

president noboa says that ecuador is now engaged in an internal armed conflict.ave caught the nation off guard, in truth, the storm, which has turned ecuadorfrom one of the safest nations in latin america to one of the most violent, has been brewing for years. an iron fist on crime has been used here before, but it did little to break the gangs' stranglehold on the andean nation or slow its slide towards bloodshed. will grant, bbc news, guayaquil. 15 people have died after riots in papua new guinea's capital city. port moresby saw widespread violence on wednesday, including looting and arson, after police went on strike over a pay cut that officials blamed on an administrative glitch. videos show large numbers of people in the streets, many carrying what appears to be looted merchandise as black smoke covers the city. live now to abc's papua new guinea correspondent tim swanston who is in port moresby. welcome, take us through what has been happening there. for welcome, take us through what has been happening there.— been happening there. for the last 24 hours, b

so it is an important conversation with president noboa and i hope that you will join us. >> we alwaysuch for that report. and we also have breaking news about president biden's son hunter. mike memoli is joining us. what do we know? >> reporter: so we have breaking news as it relates to a letter that has been sent to the house oversight committee from attorneys for hunter biden. opening a potential new door for him to testify before the panel and maybe avoid that contempt issue that we know the house was proceeding with. in this new letter, abbe lowell, attorney for the son of the president, argues that the initial subpoena by which the committee sought hunter biden's system was in his view invalid. legallien veil lid. -- invalid. the reason behind that, the house had not yet had the vote to authorize and impeachment inquiry. what abbe lowell is saying because the house has since conducted such a vote, that if new subpoenas were issued, that hunter biden would be willing to appear before the committee. we should make it clear and we saw the spectacle on capitol hill earlier this week,

last november, newly elected president noboa was forced to carry out his inauguration wearing a bulletproof vest and left by helicopter. the current outbreak of violence comes as the ecuadorian leader recently declared that he was ready to declare war on organized crime. and the organized crime group, without waiting for the attack, struck first. at the moment, it has been officially announced that a dozen people have died in the clashes, although the casualties probably many times more. 140 police officers remain hostage, the prisons are under the control of bandits. however, so are the streets. military police move only in large units and control only their own barracks. it is now night in ecuador, the next day will be decisive. will the state survive or will it become another seemingly failed state. scandal in poland: two former government officials, now deputies, were arrested in a corruption case right in the presidential palace. dictator duda i was just talking with my party comrades, kaminsky and vonsik, when he left, this couple was detained. the pis party, which all three belong to

in response, president daniel noboa called a state of emergency and imposed a curfew.decree, he designated 22 terrorist organisations and ordered the military to, as he put it, neutralised them. translation: we are practically living in a state of— war against terrorism. these are not organised crime groups. they are terrorists financed by drug trafficking, trafficking in people, organs and arms. president boa says ecuador is now engaged in an explosion... in truth, the storm which has turned ecuadorfrom one of in truth, the storm which has turned ecuador from one of the safest nations in latin america to one of the most violent, has been brewing for years. specifically, this man, guayaquil, alias peta, is part of the reason ecuadorfinds itself on the brink of an eternal war. itself on the brink of an eternalwar. is itself on the brink of an eternal war. is the leader of a gang called los choneros and escaped his prison cell shortly before his transfer to a high security wing. two prison guards have been arrested for allegedly helping him please. the gangs are controll

daniel noboa says the criminals are terrorists, and that ecuador is at war with them.miniscent of the darkest years turning this peaceful nation into a battlefield. i spoke to daniel noboa, ecuador�*s youngest ever president, only power since november and now with the daunting task of restoring peace. t daunting task of restoring reace. ., , , ., peace. i did not sign up to this thinking _ peace. i did not sign up to this thinking it _ peace. i did not sign up to this thinking it was - peace. i did not sign up to this thinking it was going l peace. i did not sign up to | this thinking it was going to be easy. we cannot continue this game that these groups, these terrorist groups are trying to establish but now we're starting to see change. washington has announced it is sending a military diplomatic team to ecuador to support the government. critics see us imperialism played but not the it is encouraging to see the international community actually paying attention to what is going on here because i think it affects the whole world. ., . ., think it affects the whole wo

during an interview wednesday, noboa said ecuador is now in a state of war. schools across ecuador will remain shut down until at least friday. authorities in south korea have confirmed the recent stabbing of opposition leader lee jae-myung was a politically motivated attack. lee jae-myung, who survived the assassination attempt, ran for president in 2022 and narrowly lost to conservative yoon suk-yeol. police said the attacker wanted to prevent him from running for president again in 2027. this is busan police commissioner woo cheol-mun. >> the suspect stated he held a grudge that the victim was not properly punished and he wanted to prevent him from becoming president, to stop him from giving nominations to certain groups that have taken a majority of seats in the upcoming election. that is what he decided to kill the victim. amy: in health news, wastewater testing shows the u.s. is in its greatest covid-19 surge since omicron, making it the second-biggest surge of the pandemic. around 1500 people in the u.s. are still dying from covid every week. public he

mr noboa has condemned the violence.ple, organs and arms. last night, gunmen stormed one of the main broadcasters in guayaquil, shooting one of the cameramen. 0vernight there were explosions, kidnappings, and murders. today the army has been deployed across the country, at times applauded by people on the streets. they are hunting for one of the top cartel bosses who escaped prison on sunday. but it's stunning how quickly this has spun out of control. live now to the capital quito to speak to maria sol borja, political editor at gk, an independent media organisation in ecuador. thank you for coming back to us tonight. it does still feel like a country on the edge. what if you made of the reaction today? today the level of— made of the reaction today? today the level of violence _ made of the reaction today? today the level of violence is _ made of the reaction today? today the level of violence is lower - made of the reaction today? today the level of violence is lower than l the level of violence is lower than we had ex

group and fabricio picco, head of the los lobos crime family, in response, ecuadorian president daniel noboay before, declared war on the cartel. i gave clear instructions to the police and military command to gain control of the prisons. i have just signed a decree declaring a state of emergency so that the armed forces can receive all political and legal assistance. i appeal to all citizens. the struggle concerns everyone, so they too must lend their support to the armed forces. the gangs accepted this challenge and during the live broadcast they seized the studio of the ts television channel. employees were hired hostages and demanded that the president be asked to withdraw the police and army from the streets. all over the country, thugs began to hunt for police officers. they are forced on camera to ask the president to stop persecuting criminal groups. cars are on fire in the streets, and the intersections are controlled. in constant fear, because day after day when we go to work, we don’t know whether we will return home safe and sound, this upsets the family of everyone who is waitin

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the country's president, daniel noboa, addressed the nation and declared criminal clans military targetson in the country with the russian ambassador to ecuador, vladimir sprinchan. vladimir ivanovich, i greet you, thank you for finding time for us, i know that you even specially came to work early to talk to us, well, because this is an important topic, thank you again. what is the current situation? are the authorities able to take the situation under real control? good afternoon, alexander, thank you for the invitation, i believe that our your meeting is very relevant, because, unfortunately, a lot of fake information appeared, the population, not only in ecuador, but also in many countries that are somehow involved in the events in this country, was worried, in fact, on the first day on the ninth, on the eve of the eighth, it was very hectic, there were many explosions, arson, hostage-taking, and riots in prison. but today, january 11, you are absolutely right, the state has taken the most energetic measures to prevent further escalation of the tension in the internal situation and w

president noboa says it has international implications, with what he called "narco—terrorist" operationsang members are still holding nearly 200 guards hostage across the country. here in the uk, the post office has been accused of failing to hand over evidence to the public inquiry, as well as several court cases. yesterday, a lawyer acting for the post office, apologised for delays in the disclosure of documents. hundreds of sub—postmasters were convicted after the faulty software made it look as if money had gone missing. zoe conway has the details. i swear by god... the evidence i shall give... ..the evidence i shall give. the latest inquiry hearing might have been technical, but it mattered. chris jackson is a lawyer acting for the post office. it's accused of repeatedly delaying the work of the inquiry by failing to produce evidence on time. the inquiry was told thatjust last week more than 900 documents were suddenly produced by the post office, even though they related to a witness who appeared only a few days later. if i can say it with a degree of understatement, he's not the o

members during a live tv broadcast came after a state of emergency was declared by president daniel noboa ione wells. reminds us of this attack on the television station last week, just what happened? viewers in ecuador were watching the news on the national broadcasters tc broadcast from the port city of guayaquil, when suddenly armed gunmen entered that tv studio when it was live on air and started holding staff members at gunpoint, some staff members were forced to the ground, others forced to read messages live on air. a terrifying moment for those staff of the television station. this moment really left ecuador reeling in shock and i think the world really in shock, seeing those images. police did then find those responsible and made arrests after that particular incidents but it came just a day after the president of ecuador had declared a national emergency after a spate of violent attacks initiated by drug gangs which included things like prison officers being held hostage, police officers being kidnapped, explosions in the street and also two gang members escaping from jail as we

fabricio picco, head of the los lobos crime family, in response, the president of ecuador, daniel noboa before, declared war on the cartels. i have given clear instructions to the police and military command, gain control of the prisons. i have just signed a decree declaring a state of emergency so that the armed forces can receive all political and legal assistance. i appeal to all citizens, this fight concerns everyone, so they too must lend their support to the armed forces. the gangs accepted this challenge and during the live broadcast they seized the studio of the tes television channel. the employees were taken hostage and demanded to appeal to the president to withdraw the police and army from the streets. there are thugs all over the country started hunting for the police. they are forced on camera to ask the president to stop persecuting criminal groups. tries to barricade himself in the offices, students run out of the building in horror, someone is reported to have taken several people hostage here, presumably for subsequent exchange with gang leaders. there are now five ban

president daniel noboa ordered the armed forces and police to take control of the country's prisons. have been searching for ecuador�*s most powerful drug lord. adolfo macias villamar, the boss of the criminal group los choneros, disappeared from a maximum security prison on sunday. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. snow has started falling in parts of the uk as the country braces for a week—long cold spell. bbc weather says south—east england will see a mix of snow, sleet and rain during the rest of monday. the met office has warned of ice and snow across southern england and wales later which could cause travel disruption. research commissioned by bbc panorama suggests police forces in england and wales need an extra 18,000 officersjust to keep up with population growth. the home office says officer numbers are at a record high. but the figures from an independent criminal justice think tank indicate recruitment has fallen behind the 9% increase in population recorded since 2010. footballerjack diamond has

earlier this week president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency, saying ecuador was in an armed leon, a freelance journalist based in manta, on the west of ecuador. thank you so much for your time. could you please explain for our viewers what police forces were trying to achieve with those images we saw of prisoners near naked with their hands tied? this we saw of prisoners near naked with their hands tied?— their hands tied? this is a morale boostin: their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four _ their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four ecuadorians, - their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four ecuadorians, to - their hands tied? this is a morale i boosting four ecuadorians, to show there is a sense of control —— to feel there is a sense of control. police does not have controllable persons in the country yet, this is to show one person is under control of the authorities, the armed forces and the police, while others are still going. it is a tiny victory, especially after the hostages were released in the operation, and there were six days of operation since