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Ecuador declares state of emergencyamid 'coup attempt'

1 October 2010 From the section Latin America & Caribbean

Mr Correa said "all bad elements" in the police force would "be removed"

A state of emergency has been declared in Ecuadorafter President Rafael Correa accused the oppositionand security forces of a coup attempt.

Mr Correa was hit by tear gas after a confrontation and taken tohospital before !iolence "ared amid reports he was trapped inside#

$%n re broke o%t after dark as soldiers la%nched a reported resc%e#

'nrest has been reported across (c%ador amid anger at a new lawc%tting bene ts for p%blic ser!ants#

)%pporters said sec%rity forces were not allowing the president to lea!ethe police hospital where he went for treatment after being hit byteargas#

*he minister responsible for sec%rity Mig%el Car!a+al said at least oneperson was killed and se!eral others were in+%red d%ring the %nrestb%t this co%ld not be immediately con rmed#

Mr Correa has recei!ed strong s%pport from go!ernments thro%gho%tthe Americas with a string of Latin American nations and the ') all

speaking %p for the embattled president#

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,n other de!elopments on *h%rsday-

.olice o/cers erect road blocks in %ito $%aya %il and C%enca#)e!eral go!ernment b%ildings are occ%pied

Looting is reported in the capital and $%aya %il# anks arerobbed while schools and b%sinesses close d%e to the lack ofsec%rity

*he head of the armed forces declares its loyalty to the president

3ene4%ela5s president claims Mr Correa is 6in danger of beingkilled6

.er% and Colombia close their borders with (c%ador in solidarity#

*he drama began on *h%rsday morning when members of the armedforces and police angry at the a%sterity meas%res occ%pied se!eralbarracks and set %p road blocks across the co%ntry#

*3 stations showed images of police setting tyres on re in the streetsof %ito $%aya %il and other cities# *he 7ational Assembly b%ildingwas also occ%pied#

,n a speech to soldiers from %ito5s main barracks .resident Correa

said- 6,f yo% want to kill the president here he is# 8ill him if yo% wantto# 8ill him if yo% are bra!e eno%gh#

6,f yo% want to sei4e the barracks if yo% want to lea!e citi4ens%ndefended if yo% want to betray the mission of the police force goahead# %t this go!ernment will do what has to be done# *his presidentwill not take a step back#6

9owe!er Mr Correa was forced to "ee the barracks wearing a gasmask shortly afterwards when tear gas was red by the protesters#

*he president was later treated for the e:ects of the gas at a policehospital from where he told local media that he had been 6attacked6#

6*hey threw tear gas at %s# One e;ploded near my face# ,t st%nned meand my wife for a few seconds probably min%tes 6 he said# 6, had top%t on a gas mask and some cowards took it o: me so , wo%lds%:ocate#

6, mean they shot at the president < it5s incredible < o%r sec%rity forceso%r national police#6


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6,t is a co%p attempt led by the opposition and certain sections of thearmed forces and the police 6 he added# 6=hate!er happens to me ,want to e;press my lo!e for my family and my homeland#6

9e blamed the .atriotic )ociety .arty >.).? led by L%cio $%tierre4 forfomenting the %nrest and said 6all bad elements6 in the police forcewo%ld 6be remo!ed6#

Taken from BBC NEWS, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-!!"# $
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