Ecuador president gives order for gangs to be ‘neutralised’ after gunmen storm TV studio

ECUADOR'S PRESIDENT GAVE orders yesterday to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio, as bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the country. Gangs declared war on the government when President Daniel Noboa announced a state of emergency following the prison escape on Sunday of one of Ecuador's most powerful narco bosses. Noboa ordered military operations to "neutralize" criminal gangs, as the country exploded into what he called an "internal armed conflict." Long a peaceful haven sandwiched between top cocaine exporters Colombia and Peru, Ecuador has seen violence explode in…