Thursday, March 28, 2024

Ecuador on guard

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Students attending a military ceremony as soldiers stand guard in front of the government palace in Quito, Ecuador.
Ecuador is under a state of siege, with the military in charge of public order, after soldiers rescued Ecuador’s  President Rafael Correa last Thursday from a hospital where he’d been surrounded by police who roughed him up and tear-gassed him earlier. (AP)

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