Protesters attacked President Daniel Noboa's motorcade in Ecuador

[Starmix]

According to the report, the motorcade of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa was attacked by a group of about 500 people as the head of state was traveling to Canar province. Bullet marks were found on the president's car, but Noboa himself was unharmed. Police detained five people. According to Ecuadorian Environment Minister Ines Manzano, Noboa was on his way to the opening of a water treatment plant in Canar when his motorcade was surrounded by hundreds of protesters. About 500 people came and threw stones at him, and the president's car apparently had bullet holes.

The report also stated that the presidential administration said that the attackers acted "on orders from radicals." They plan to charge them with terrorism and attempted murder. Protests in Ecuador have been ongoing since mid-September. They were organized by the Indigenous Confederation CONAIE in response to the president's decision to eliminate diesel fuel subsidies. Noboa previously claimed that the Venezuelan group Tren de Aragua was behind the demonstrations. In late September, Noboa's motorcade was also pelted with stones.

The report added that foreign diplomats, including a Vatican representative and the EU ambassador, were in the car with the president at the time. None of the politicians was injured. Protests against Noboa were sparked by the government's decision to stop subsidizing diesel fuel in the country. Authorities cited the decision as a desire to reduce government spending, combat fuel smuggling, and free up funds for social programs.

What the people were doing was dangerous. Military men were escorting the president.

 

[eLdavis]

He is lucky to be alive. Being violent won't solve anything, i don't know why people tend to fall into violence.

 

[Starmix]

These protesters are oppositions. It's the same happening here in my country protesters protest to the government for some demands, and these people are oppositions. Some are led by the rebels. But they are always jailed for breaking the law.