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

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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...