Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno declared a state of emergency on Thursday ...
QUITO - Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno declared a state of emergency on Thursday as protesters hurled stones and erected burning barricades after the end of decades-old fuel subsidies as part of a $2 billion government fiscal reform package.
In Quito, masked youths faced off with riot police who drove them back with tear gas and deployed armored vehicles. “To ensure citizens’ security and avoid chaos, I have ordered a national state of emergency,” the president said of the measure that suspends some rights and empowers the military to keep order.Diesel prices rose from $1.03 to $2.30 per gallon while gasoline rose from $1.85 to $2.39.
Speaking mid-evening on a visit to Guayaquil, Moreno said that violent unrest was “almost totally” under control and praised security forces for restoring order.
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