Ecuador announced a takeover of the TV broadcast.
Daniel Noboa, the president of Ecuador, has proclaimed an "internal armed conflict" and given security forces orders to "neutralize" several criminal organizations that are allegedly responsible for inciting excessive violence throughout the South American country.
The proclamation was issued soon after armed and hooded individuals disrupted a live television program. On Tuesday, many violent occurrences were occurring all around the nation.
Ecuadorians watched in disbelief when the coastal city of Guayaquil took over TC Television's live broadcast. Social media footage showed the attackers pushing state-owned network employees into the studio floor while gunfire and shouting could be heard in the background.
Later, the Ecuadorian police said that all of the armed individuals had ...