Ecuador reports 5 killed in new massacre amid state of emergency
Five people were gunned down on Tuesday in Ecuador, in a new massacre that comes amid a state of emergency due to increased violence by criminal gangs. teleSUR
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00:01Ecuadoran police said on Tuesday that at least five people had been shot dead in a new massacre
00:05during a state of emergency declared by President Ernesto Boa to curb violence.
00:10According to the police, the incident took place in El Jalecreo, a sector of the city
00:14of Durán to the southwest of the country.
00:17Residents of the area say that the attackers were wearing clothing very similar to those
00:20of the army.
00:21The province of Guayas, where the city of Durán is located, is still under a state
00:25of emergency, but this measure does not seem to be able to contain this unprecedented wave
00:30of violence in the country.