Ecuador 'in state of war' amid surge in cartel violence
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Ecuador 'in state of war' amid surge in cartel violence
With city streets largely deserted apart from a military deployment, Ecuador finds itself in a "state of war" according to its president, as drug cartels wage a campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown.