Ecuador protesters take eight police officers hostage

Eight police officers have been taken hostage in Ecuador amid ongoing demonstrations that have forced the government from the capital.

Indigenous demonstrators paraded the seven men and one woman on a stage in Quito before a crowd of thousands.

They are demanding the end of austerity measures and some even the resignation of President Lenín Moreno, who declared a state of emergency last week and moved to the second city of Guayaquil.

Indigenous protesters take hostage several police officers at Culture House in Quito
Members of the police taken hostage at the House of Culture of Quito, Ecuador. According to media reports, Indigenous protesters gathered at the House of Ecuadorian Culture (CCE) in Quito took hostage eight police officers, amid the crisis and massive protests against the Government over the elimination of fuel subsidies and other austerity measures, part of a government agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). EPA-EFE/Paolo Aguilar

 

Via BBC

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