when the boss of one of the main drug trafficking gangs escaped from a maximum security prison. president daniel noboa has authorised the armed forces to neutralise 22 gangs, that are listed as terrorist organisations, after masked gunmen stormed a tv studio during a live broadcast. a 2 month state of emergency is now in force. will grant sent this report from the city of guayaquil. he told me the mood on the ground. mixed emotions in this city, as you can imagine. obviously, relieved that a day of violence came to an end, that the police managed to restore order in that television station you mentioned in the city university, where gunmen stormed the building. but there were also bomb attacks across the city. schools were shut and businesses were closed. fear was spread, notjust through the city but across ecuador. really, this was a moment that was completely unprecedented in terms of gang violence, not just for guayaquil but the entire country itself. viewers in ecuador
when the boss of one of the main drug trafficking gangs escaped from a maximum security prison. president daniel noboa has authorised the armed forces to neutralise 22 gangs, that are listed as terrorist organisations, after masked gunmen stormed a tv studio during a live broadcast. a 2 month state of emergency is now in force. will grant sent this report from the city of guayaquil. he told me the mood on the ground. mixed emotions in this city, as you can imagine. obviously, relieved that a day of violence came to an end, that the police managed to restore order in that television station you mentioned in the city university, where gunmen stormed the building. but there were also bomb attacks across the city. schools were shut and businesses were closed. fear was spread, notjust through
the city but across ecuador. really, this was a moment that was completely unprecedented in terms of gang violence, not just for guayaquil but the entire country itself. viewers in ecuador watched in disbelief as masked and armed gang members entered a tv channel and took hostages. all was televised live. they shot whenever can man in the leg. broke the arm of another ones. they were shooting bullets inside the studio. the police were called and came in minutes. the gang was soon arrested and the hostages released, but the tv station ambush was just part of the descent into chaos. panic as gunmen stormed guayaquil university, explosions around the country. schools and businesses shutdown and widespread rioting inside ecuador s prison. in response,
president daniel noboa called a state of emergency and imposed a curfew. by 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 controlled from the prisons. even behind bars, guayaquil rang his organisation without interference from authority. without interference from authority- without interference from authori . ~ authority. translation: people are scared- authority. translation: people are scared. that authority. translation: people are scared. that closing - authority. translation: people are scared. that closing store. i are scared. that closing store. there is no security. they are afraid gangs will come and boot everything. pm afraid gangs will come and boot everything- everything. an iron fist has been used everything. an iron fist has been used on everything. an iron fist has been used on gangs