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Added on the 12/01/2024 21:01:20 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of armed soldiers on guard outside the Regional 8 prison complex, as Ecuador's army and police launch an operation in the nerve center of a drug war between the government and powerful criminal groups. IMAGES
Shops shut early in northern Quito, Ecuador's capital, after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians. IMAGES
Hundreds of indigenous people clash with armed forces as they march towards Quito to protest against rising fuel prices due to the government scrapping subsidies. IMAGES
Footage shows an explosion conducted by the so-called Ecuadorian Security Bloc, a unit integrated by the Police and Armed Forces to combat drug trafficking, at the maximum security prison in the port of Guayaquil (southwest) in order to foil an explosive-equipped drone attack. IMAGES
France's Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu welcomes US Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin at the Hôtel de Brienne in Paris. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.