MOSCOW: Russian has denounced illegal actions of criminal organizations in Ecuador, where the president announced an “internal armed conflict” following gunmen interrupted a live television broadcast.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has denounced the violence in the country and said that Russia expressed solidarity with the government and people of Ecuador.
She said, “We express our solidarity with the people and government of Ecuador, who faced a sharp increase of the actions of criminal structures aimed at destabilizing the situation in the country,”.
Moscow Denounces Violence in Ecuador
She said that Moscow “strongly condemns the terrorist acts” used by armed groups in Ecuador. The spokesperson said that they offered their condolences to the families of the victims. She added that they wished a speedy recovery to the injured people.
She maintained that Russia expects that Ecuadorian officials will be able to cope with the current situation “on their own, without any outsider interference.”
She also asked Russian citizens to take into account the instability in the country while traveling, and those who are already in Ecuador to avoid visiting public spots.
Meanwhile, Police officials said on Thursday that as many as 15 people were killed in riots across Papua New Guinea’s two largest cities.
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This was stated by Papua New Guinea police commissioner David Manning. The police official confirmed that eight people were killed in the capital Port Moresby during the crisis on Wednesday while seven people were killed Lae.
Streets are empty while forces are on the streets in several cities in Ecuador as the country reels from an unprecedented day of violence.
Earlier, on Tuesday, masked attackers stormed a public TV studio during a live broadcast in Guayaquil and bombs were detonated across the country. More than 130 prison staff are being held hostage by inmates in five different jails.
A two-month state of emergency started on Monday following a notorious gangster Adolfo Macías Villamar vanished from his prison cell.
The country’s President declared the state of emergency after a wave of recent jail riots and escapes from jails and other acts of violence. The authorities in the country believe that the violence is a reaction to President Noboa’s roadmap to construct a new high security jail for gangsters.
