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BBC OS: 2024/01/10 16:06 GMT: Ecuador declares war on armed gangs

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Ecuador declares war on armed gangs

2024/01/10 16:06 GMT

2024/01/10 16:06 GMT: Ecuador declares war on armed gangs

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Ecuador declares war on armed gangs

A 60-day state of emergency began in Ecuador on Monday

A 60-day state of emergency began in Ecuador on Monday.

Ecuador's president has ordered that criminal gangs are to be "neutralised" after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio. The armed forces say there will be no negotiations with the gangs. We explain what's behind the wave of violence and speak to people in Ecuador.

We explain Britain’s post office scandal which has been described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in the country. We also hear from some of the people who were wrongfully convicted.

UK and US forces have repelled the largest attack yet by the Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Our defence correspondent explains. 

We talk to a man in the US who received a small gift bag to mark his 27 years as a Burger King employee, without never missing a day of work. We find out how his story went viral and what happened next. 

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Soldiers in an armoured vehicle patrol the city's historic centre following an outbreak of violence a day after Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a 60-day state of emergency. Quito, Ecuador, January 9, 2024. Credit: Karen Toro/Reuters)

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