Riots Return To Streets Of Ecuador’s Capital

Reuters: Ecuador clashes rage despite military-backed curfew

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean police battled masked men who launched homemade projectiles at them in downtown Quito on Sunday, as protesters defied a curfew that was imposed by President Lenin Moreno in a bid to quell anti-austerity unrest.

Parts of the highland city of nearly 3 million people resembled a war zone, with armored military vehicles patrolling some streets and sounds resembling explosions and shots ringing out. In the historic center, men took shelter behind makeshift barricades amid plumes of tear gas, according to Reuters witnesses.

Ecuadoreans posted videos on social media of burning road blockades as the 11th day of unrest over cuts to fuel subsidies threatened to derail the first talks aimed at re-establishing peace.

An initial round of dialogue between the government and protest leaders began on Sunday after being delayed by three hours because of “operational difficulties,” said the United Nations in Ecuador, one of the mediators.

Read more ....

More News On The Unrest In Ecuador

Ecuadorians Return to Streets, Despite Military Curfew, After Violent Protests -- Time/AP
Ecuador indigenous, president open talks over protests -- AP
Ecuador extends curfews after violent protests -- CNN
Protesters Burn Two Military Vehicles in Quito - Ecuadorian Interior Ministry -- Sputnik
Riots return to streets of Ecuador’s capital despite previously imposed curfew (PHOTOS, VIDEO) -- RT