Ecuador
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1 dead, 2 missing in Ecuador Bridge collapse
TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – At least one person was killed and two others were missing after a busy 200-meter (656-foot) suspension bridge in Ecuador collapsed, tipping several vehicles into a river, local authorities said.
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Ecuador temporarily closes borders with Colombia, Peru
TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Ecuador has temporarily closed its land borders with Colombia and Peru as of Saturday to ensure national security ahead of Sunday's general elections, the Presidency confirmed.
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Ecuador to hold presidential, parliamentary elections
TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Ecuador will hold the presidential and parliamentary vote, electing, in addition to the head of state, 151 legislators of the National Assembly.
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VIDEO: 5.5-magnitude quake hits Ecuador
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – A strong quake struck Ecuador, shaking the country with a magnitude of 5.7, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
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Powerful earthquake shakes Ecuador
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – A powerful earthquake shook Ecuador on Friday.
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Ten dead in mass shooting in rural area of Ecuador: Police
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Ten people were killed early Sunday in a mass shooting in a rural area of Ecuador that is under a state of emergency, police said.
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At least 8 killed, 13 injured after bus overturns in Ecuador
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – At least eight people died and 13 others were injured Tuesday when an interprovincial bus overturned in the Ecuadorian province of Pichincha, authorities said.
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Extreme weather leaves 126 homeless in Ecuador
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Some 126 people in Ecuador have been left homeless since mid-June when extreme weather hit the country, especially its central and Amazonian provinces, said the National Risk Management Secretariat on Monday.
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Heavy rains trigger Ecuador landslide, killing six
TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – A landslide in Ecuador killed at least six people and left 19 others injured, amid a heavy rainstorm that battered parts of Central and South America, according to Ecuadorian authorities on Sunday.
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Small plane crash kills 2 on Ecuador's coast
TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Two people were killed and one was injured on Tuesday when their small plane crashed in Santa Rosa, Ecuador's southern coastal province of El Oro, the General Directorate for Civil Aviation said.
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Ecuador president decrees state of emergency in 5 provinces
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday decreed a state of emergency in five coastal provinces because of "internal armed conflict".
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Ecuadoreans give nod to tightened security amid gang violence
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Ecuadoreans voting in a referendum have overwhelmingly approved tough new security measures designed to fight gang-related crime.
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Ecuadorian mayor shot dead in armed attack
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The mayor of Portovelo in Ecuador's southern province of El Oro was killed Friday in an armed attack against the municipal authority, the National Police said.
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5 killed, injured in coastal Ecuador armed attack
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Three people, including two police officers, were killed and two other officers were injured in an armed attack in southwest Ecuador, the country's Attorney General's Office (FGE) said.
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Mexico welcomes home Ecuador embassy staff after armed raid
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Mexico welcomed the return of its Ecuador embassy personnel on Sunday, two days after police raided the facility in an act that triggered an abrupt diplomatic break.
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Iran calls on Ecuador, Mexico to resolve dispute via dialogue
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani invited the governments of Ecuador and Mexico to resolve the differences between them through dialogue.
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Peru to deploy troops amid violence in neighboring Ecuador
TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola said Tuesday that Lima will introduce a state of emergency at the border with Ecuador amid the unrest in the neighboring country.
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Gunmen in Ecuador fire shots on live TV
TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast on Tuesday.
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Iran, Ecuador discuss strengthening bilateral ties
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Issa Kameli, Assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister and Director-General for the Americas, has met with Ecuador’s deputy foreign ministers to discuss strengthening mutual ties, particularly in trade and economic fields.
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Iran felicitates Ecuador on successful holding of elections
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – The spokesperson of the Iranian foreign ministry offered congratulations to Equador for the successful of holding elections and massive turnout.
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Daniel Noboa elected Ecuador’s new president
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Business heir Daniel Noboa on Sunday won Ecuador's presidential election, vowing to rebuild the South American country, which is struggling with a weak economy and rising crime and violence.
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New shooting mars election campaign in Ecuador
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – A candidate in Sunday's presidential election in violence-hit Ecuador has called for an investigation after a shooting erupted near a restaurant where he was having breakfast.
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Ecuador presidential candidate assassinated at campaign event
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the country.
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5 killed, 7 injured in Ecuador bus rollover
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – At least five people were killed and seven injured on Friday when an interprovincial bus overturned in east Ecuador's province of Pichincha, the officials said.
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Death toll from Ecuador prison riot increases to 31
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – At least 31 people were killed and 14 others were injured as a result of riots that began on Saturday in a prison in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, the Ecuadorian General Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday.
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Six killed in Ecuadorian prison riot, officials targeted
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – At least six inmates were killed and 11 more were injured in weekend clashes between gang members in an Ecuadorian prison, authorities have said that during the latest outbreak of violence to convulse the country's jails.
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Armed attack leaves 5 dead, 8 injured in Ecuador
TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Five people were killed and eight others were wounded when three gunmen launched an attack on a house in Guayaquil, one of the Ecuadorian cities plagued by organized crime.
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Gunmen kill six in Ecuador tourist town: prosecutors
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Gunmen in Ecuador opened fire in a restaurant in a beach town popular with tourists, killing at least six people and wounding six more, prosecutors said Sunday.
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3 killed, at least 1 injured in shootout in Ecuador's prison
TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Three people have been killed, and at least one sustained injuries in a shootout between inmates in a men's prison in the Ecuadorian province of Guayas.
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Death toll from earthquake in Ecuador rises to at least 14
TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – At least 14 people died and over 300 others were injured as a result of the 6.5-magnitude earthquake in western Ecuador, the press service of Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso informs.