Maurizio Torres, Gerardo Lemos and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Sat, 13 Jan 2024 22:54:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Maurizio Torres, Gerardo Lemos and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 Ecuador arrests hundreds in bid to halt eruption of gang-based violence https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2024/01/13/ecuador-arrests-hundreds-in-bid-to-halt-eruption-of-gang-based-violence/ Sat, 13 Jan 2024 22:54:44 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= (CNN) — Nearly 900 people have been arrested in Ecuador since Tuesday in a national security operation to stop an outburst of gang violence, Ecuador’s presidency said. The presidency says 94 of the 859 people detained are members of what they call “terrorist” groups. Ecuador has been rocked by blasts, police kidnappings and prison disturbances

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