Ecuador: Violence leaves streets empty in 'armed internal conflict' - BBC News
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Soldiers have been on the streets in several cities in Ecuador as the country reels from an unprecedented day of violence.
Masked gunmen stormed a public TV studio during a live broadcast in the city of Guayaquil and bombs were detonated across Ecuador on Tuesday.
More than 130 prison staff are being held hostage by inmates in five jails.
A 60-day state of emergency began on Monday after a notorious gangster vanished from his prison cell.
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