Ecuador city declares state of emergency amid dramatic rise in gang bombings

Residents carry out their belongings after an explosion left people injured or dead and destroyed several houses and vehicles in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Sunday. Photograph: Vicente Gaibor Del Pino/Reuters

Residents carry out their belongings after an explosion left people injured or dead and destroyed several houses and vehicles in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Sunday. Photograph: Vicente Gaibor Del Pino/Reuters

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/15/ecuador-state-emergency-guayaquil-rise-bombings-gangs-cocaine