According to the Chinese Embassy in Ecuador**, the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in Ecuador have been temporarily closed since January 10 (Wednesday) until further notice. In addition, the embassy confirmed that there have been no reports of security incidents involving Chinese companies and Chinese people.
Screenshot of the Chinese Embassy in Ecuador**.
Riots broke out in several prisons in Ecuador.
Ecuador** Noboa announced on the 8th local time that the country will enter a 60-day state of emergency "due to serious civil unrest".
Source: CCTV news client.
According to Ecuador**, drug lord Adolfo Macias (alias "Fito") may have escaped from the Litolar prison in the city of Guayaquil in the southwest of the country on the 7th. Riots broke out in six prisons in Eritrea on the 8th, and several prison guards were detained by prisoners.
In a post on social media on the 8th, Noboa said that he had just signed a state of emergency order to ensure that the armed forces operate with full political and legal support. "We will not negotiate with *** and will do whatever it takes to restore peace to the Ecuadorian people," he said. ”
The state of emergency will last for 60 days, with a nationwide curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The security situation in Ecuador is dire. In August 2023, Ecuador candidate Villavicencio was shot dead while attending an electoral rally in the north of the capital, Quito, and Lasso later declared a 60-day state of emergency across the country. In November 2023, Noboa took office in Ecuador and made security one of her top priorities.
Ecuador** announced.
The country enters a state of "internal armed conflict".
On January 9, local time, Noboa, Ecuador** signed an executive decree, declaring the country into a state of "internal armed conflict", identifying 22 organized crime groups as terrorist organizations and non-state belligerents, and ordering the armed forces to operate within the framework of international humanitarian law.
Source: CCTV news client.
At least 10 people have been killed in the violence.
Seven police officers were kidnapped.
On January 9, local time, militants caused violence in many places in Ecuador, and a large number of military and police forces were deployed to search for militants and maintain law and order. In the municipality of Nobor, in the department of Guayas, two policemen were killed by militants during the operation. So far, at least 10 people have died in Ecuador as a result of violent clashes on the 9th.
On January 9, local time, Ecuador** confirmed that seven police officers in the capital Quito, the central city of Los Ríos and the southwestern coastal city of Machala were kidnapped by unknown persons while on duty. At present, Ecuador** has launched a search and rescue operation for the abductees.
Source: CCTV news client.
Armed men broke into an Ecuadorian television station.
and hijack the staff.
A group of masked gunmen broke into a television station in Guayaquil, southwestern Ecuador, on the 9th and held the TV station staff hostage. Er** said that special forces have been deployed to deal with emergencies.
Source: CCTV news client.
Live footage from the television station showed criminals holding the TV station staff hostage at gunpoint and keeping them in the studio, during which several gunshots were heard.
Er** posted on social media on the same day that the criminals broke into a TV station in Guayaquil, and "our special forces have been deployed here to deal with emergencies."
On January 9, local time, Ecuador** confirmed that 13 armed personnel who broke into a TV station in Ecuador had been **, and all channel staff had been released.
Peru announced. A state of emergency has been imposed on the northern border with Ecuador.
On January 9, local time, the chairman of the Peruvian Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) Otarola announced that due to the escalation of violent conflicts in neighboring Ecuador, Peru **Boluarte has decided to impose a state of emergency on the northern border of Peru on the border with Ecuador.
It is reported that the Peruvian Ministry of Defence has dispatched special police units to the border areas between the two countries to strengthen the security of border crossings and passages and to control the movement of people.
In addition, Peru issued a statement strongly condemning the violence in Ecuador and said that it would support the actions taken by Ecuador to maintain social stability.
*: China News Network, CCTV News, Chinese Embassy in Ecuador.
Editor: Han Hui.