"Escalating Chaos: Armed Attacks and Escapes Rock Ecuador"

Masked gunmen stormed a TV studio in Ecuador during a live broadcast, prompting the president to declare an "internal armed conflict" and issue a decree designating 20 drug trafficking gangs as terrorist groups. The country has been rocked by a series of attacks following the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader from prison, including abductions of police officers and an explosion near the house of the president of the National Justice Court. The government has declared a national state of emergency, imposed a curfew, and authorized the military to "neutralize" the drug trafficking gangs.