Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (www.bbc.co.uk)
from Pips@lemmy.sdf.org to world@lemmy.world on 09 Jan 2024 20:16
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A group of armed men have broken into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened staff, footage shows.

A live broadcast by station TC in the city of Guayaquil was interrupted on Tuesday by the group, who were wearing hoods and carrying guns.

Staff were forced to on to the floor, before the live feed cut out.

A 60-day state of emergency began in Ecuador on Monday after a convicted gang leader vanished from his prison cell.

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