SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dozens of gunmen have attacked a ship off Ecuador ’s southeast coast, killing a number of folks after opening fireplace on its occupants and launching explosives on the vessel, in keeping with native information reviews.
The assault occurred Friday night within the troubled area of El Oro. Further, an area newspaper, quoted witnesses as saying that some 60 armed males approached the boat, killing a minimum of 4 folks with greater than a dozen believed to be lacking.
At the least two victims have been recognized, in keeping with the newspaper.
Authorities have but to difficulty touch upon the assault. It occurred lower than 48 hours after the federal government positioned El Oro province beneath a two-month state of emergency following a surge in violence.
President Daniel Noboa, who was re-elected in May, has pledged to sort out drug trafficking and violent crime.
The South American nation of some 18 million folks reported some 8,000 killings final yr, with crime surging this yr.