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Chaos in Ecuador/ Congressman and his wife are killed

2024-06-04 08:22:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Chaos in Ecuador/ Congressman and his wife are killed

Congressman Cristhian Nieto and his wife were shot dead on Sunday evening in the city of Manta, in Manabí, western Ecuador.

Neito and his wife were attending a circus show in the center of the port city of Manta, in the province of Manabí, when an armed group opened fire on them.

The authorities announced that the attack was against the congressman. Two other people, identified according to El Universo newspaper as journalist Josué Suarez and a circus security guard, were injured.

Nieto was otherwise known as "Rescate", (Rescue) as he did social work, helping orphans, animals and drug users.

Two more murders of politicians have recently shocked the province of Manab. In March, the mayor of San Vicente Brigitte García was shot and in July 2023, the mayor of Manta Agustín Intriago was killed while walking through a neighborhood of the city.

Located between Colombia and Peru, the world's largest producers of cocaine, Ecuador years ago became a logistics center for transporting drugs to the United States and Europe. In January, President Daniel Noboa declared the country in "armed conflict." internal" and deployed the army to neutralize about twenty criminal gangs./ CNA





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