The incident occurred on Monday evening, and although it left no victims, it did cause damage to the infrastructure, according to reports from the National Police.

During the first night of the curfew, as part of the state of emergency decreed by President Daniel Noboa, Guayaquil registered other acts of violence, such as the detonation of an explosive in a house and the burning of three vehicles in actions of vandalism.

The violent incidents, including car bombs, burned vehicles, kidnapped officers and escape of prisoners, spread to other cities of Ecuador arousing panic among the population.

This morning, the Mayor of Quito Pabel Muñoz asked President Noboa to militarize strategic institutions of the city after a night of terrorist acts despite the state of emergency.

Likewise, the National Assembly called for an urgent meeting to analyze the security crisis the country is going through, and urged for the unity of parliamentarians to take measures.

The state of exception decreed by is a measure questioned today due to the fact that his predecessor Guillermo Lasso adopted it on several times without being able to defuse the levels of insecurity.

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