Two bridges were attacked with explosives in Ecuador, after a series of attacks that the government attributes to reprisals by criminal gangs against its military offensive.
Two bridges in Ecuador were damaged this Wednesday by explosive attacks, in a new episode of violence that the country is going through. The authorities attribute the events to criminal gangs acting in retaliation for the rrecent military operations against illegal mining.
Official images show severe damage at the base of the pillars of both structureswhere traffic remains interrupted. The attacks add up to a series of violent events that keep the security forces and the population on alert, especially in the areas most affected by the activity of the racketeering.
The president Daniel Noboa He linked the attacks to the offensive that his government launched this week in the north of the country. “You can see their desperation (the illegal miners)“, he stated when referring to the military operations carried out in the province of Imbabura, where settlements linked to illegal gold extraction were destroyed.
For his part, the Minister of the Interior, John Reimbergmaintained that the police are investigating the gang The Wolves“Who would be the authors (of the three attacks) in retaliation for the destruction of illegal mining?”.
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Strong hand against crime and increase in homicides
Ecuador lives a security crisis marked by the advance of drug trafficking, extortion and kidnappings. Although the government maintains a tough policy, homicides increased by 47% in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Ecuadorian Organized Crime Observatory. The escalation of crime seems far from stopping, while tension spreads throughout the country.
Car bomb in Ecuador exploded in front of a building belonging to Noboa’s family, leaving one dead and more than 30 injured
a strong explosion registered in Guayaquil, Ecuador, caused the death of a person and left more than 30 injured in the vicinity of the Mall del Solone of the busiest shopping areas from the north of the city. The explosion occurred in a vehicle parked in front of a building linked to the president’s family Daniel Noboawhich led to the Ecuadorian prosecutor’s office to open an ex officio investigation.
The organization reported through its official account in x that “Procedures were ordered such as the removal of the body, review of security cameras and taking of versions”, confirming that the procedure is underway to clarify what happened.
The National Secretariat for Risk Management confirmed that the fatal victim was a taxi driver that was near the place and that other 30 people were injuredtwo of them remain hospitalized.
Source: Ambito
