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Ecuador Detains Five After Alleged Presidential Assassination Attempt
Five people were arrested and face terrorism and attempted murder charges after President Noboa's motorcade was attacked by around 500 protesters amid unrest over diesel subsidy removal.
- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa survived an assassination attempt when over 500 people attacked his convoy in Cañar province, throwing rocks at his vehicle.
- Five individuals have been detained in connection with the attack, which Environment and Energy Minister Ines Manzano described as an assassination attempt.
- President Noboa pledged to uphold law and order, stating that such actions will not be tolerated and emphasized the law applies to everyone in the new Ecuador.
- Protests against the removal of diesel subsidies, led by the national Indigenous federation CONAIE, have intensified and resulted in a state of emergency being declared in several regions.
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Five people were arrested in Ecuador after the government denounced an assassination attempt against President Daniel Noboa By: Ione Wells-BBC Five people were arrested on Tuesday after an alleged assassination attempt by the president of Ecuador, according to the government of the South American country. Minister of Environment and Energy, Inés Manzano, explained that about 500 people “were throwing stones” at President Daniel Noboa’s car when …
la Nacion
pnt.clThe protests in Ecuador do not seem to diminish despite the state of emergency declared by the Executive.On Tuesday, five people were arrested after an ambush that the Ecuadorian government called an assassination attempt on President Daniel Noboa, who left unharmed.Inés Manzano, Minister of Environment and Energy, said that about 500 people “were throwing stones” at the president's car and added that there were also “bullet signals,” while the …
The Manila Times
The Peninsula QatarEcuador president unharmed in attack on motorcade
Alleged assassination attempt on Ecuador's Noboa exposes growing rural unrest
QUITO - Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa escaped injury after his convoy was attacked by protesters in a rural town on Tuesday, in what the government is labeling an assassination attempt, highlighting the country's growing political tensions. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Five people were arrested Tuesday after an ambush that the Ecuadorian government denounced as an attempt to assassinate President Daniel Noboa
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