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World Business Report: First broadcast 09/01/2024 22:32 GMT : Hooded gunmen burst onto live TV set in Ecuador

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First broadcast 09/01/2024 22:32 GMT 

First broadcast 09/01/2024 22:32 GMT : Hooded gunmen burst onto live TV set in Ecuador

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Hooded gunmen burst onto live TV set in Ecuador

Hooded gunmen burst onto a live TV set in Ecuador taking journalists hostage.

The incident takes place a day after the country's president declared a state of emergency following the disappearance of a powerful gang leader from prison.

Hooded gunmen have burst onto a live TV set in Ecuador, a day after the country's president declared a state of emergency following the disappearance of a powerful gang leader from prison. Roger Hearing will be bringing us the latest. 

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(Picture: Armed attackers take over a television channel in Ecuador during a live broadcast. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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