Ecuador's police and armed forces are striking back as President Daniel Noboa has said his country is "at war" with drug gangs, who are holding more than 130 prison staff hostage and who briefly captured a TV station live on air in a wave of violence that has left city streets deserted.
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Ecuador's police and armed forces are striking back as President Daniel Noboa has said his country is "at war" with drug gangs, who are holding more than 130 prison staff hostage and who briefly captured a TV station live on air in a wave of violence that has left city streets deserted.
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