QUITO, Ecuador (AP) Mexico s government ended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy late Friday to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified regional leaders and diplomats.
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Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador s former vice president.
International law experts and leaders across the region have said that the move violated long-established international laws that few rulers have dared to breach.
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