Ecuador: There are already five dead and the army confronts the police to avoid repression of protesters

A video that has become viral in the last few hours could open a new stage in the conflict. Although they only met each other today, the pictures were taken yesterday in Guayaquil. In the video, you can see a group of soldiers defending a group of police protesters in Guayaquil.

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The Commander of the National Police of Ecuador, Nelson Villegas, confirmed the confrontation between police officers and armed forces, although he claimed that it was an "isolated" fact on which an investigation was ongoing.

"This is an incident in Guayaquil this afternoon today (yesterday) between police and military (…) I think it's an isolated thing and it will be sent to investigate, stress, daily work, "said Villegas To face.

At the same time, the Ecuadorian mediator confirmed Thursday that five people had died during protests that had lasted for eight days.