Ecuador declares 'internal armed conflict'; gunmen storm TV station

Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2024

Police in Ecuador arrested 13 people, confiscated weapons and explosives and freed hostages the gunmen had taken when they stormed a television station, authorities said. President Daniel Noboa declared the violence that has erupted across the South American country "an internal armed conflict." The gunmen besieged the TC Television studio during a live broadcast in the coastal city of