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Ecuador declares emergency as police protest, president is attacked
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 30, 2010 05:03pm |
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| Author | Arthur Brice |
| News Date | Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Ecuador teetered on the verge of a government collapse Thursday, as national police took to the streets of Quito, the capital, and physically attacked the president over what police say was the cancellation of bonuses and promotions.
The government declared a one-week state of emergency Thursday afternoon and put the military in charge of security. The military said it will support the president and the nation's democratic institutions.
"This is a coup attempt," President Rafael Correa said in a TV interview a couple of hours after police lobbed tear gas at him.
Rank-and-file police took over their agency's headquarters, Ecuador TV said.
There also were reports that the military had taken control of their bases and the airport. |
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