Several police kidnapped in Ecuador after state of emergency declared
Al Jazeera
President Noboa declares a state of emergency after the disappearance of a powerful gang from prison.
At least four police officers have been kidnapped in Ecuador, police say, and explosions have occurred in several cities, a day after President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency.
Noboa, a former legislator and son of one of the country’s richest men, took office in November on promises to fix the struggling economy and stem a wave of violence on the streets and in prisons, which has been growing for years.
Noboa declared the 60-day state of emergency – a tool used by his predecessor to little success – on Monday, enabling military patrols, including in prisons, and setting a national nighttime curfew.
The measure was a response to the disappearance of Adolfo Macias, leader of the Los Choneros criminal gang, from the prison where he was serving a 34-year sentence and unrest at six other prisons, including hostage-takings of prison guards.
Police and prosecutors have given scant information about Macias’s disappearance.
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