of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking hostage several journalists and staff members. this footage shows the attackers, carrying rifles and grenades forcing the crew onto the ground. the president has said that ecuador is in a state of internal armed conflict . ione wells reports from sao paulo. a moment of utter horror broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over their face armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the armed men with balaclavas over their face broke into the state 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 villamar from prison. police and military were ordered to intervene in controlling presence in attempts to c
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