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Violent protests continue in Ecuador's capital as indigenous demonstrators respond to volleys of tear gas with homemade mortars and fireworks launched through tubes, turning the area around the Congress building in Quito into a battleground. IMAGES
Protesters in Ecuador throw projectiles at riot police in a second day of violent protests over a fuel price hike ordered by the government to secure an IMF loan. IMAGES
Police and demonstrators continue clashing on day 12 of a fuel price revolt in Ecuador, that has claimed six lives and injured dozens. An estimated 14,000 protesters are taking part in the mass show of discontent countrywide against rising hardship in an economy hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Police disperse demonstrators with flashbangs and water cannons near the centre of the capital Quito on the ninth day of Indigenous-led fuel price protests. The head of Ecuador's armed forces has denounced as a "grave threat" to democracy the wave of protests that have triggered several regional states of emergency and a curfew in the capital Quito. IMAGES
The Ecuador government has withdrawn an order removing fuel subsidies after the decision triggered nearly two weeks of violent street protests. SOUNDBITE
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