QUITO, July 11, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Ten people were killed and ten injured, including children, in two shootings Sunday in Guayaquil, the Ecuadoran port city in the grips of a bloody war between drug trafficking gangs, officials said. The shootings took place in two poor neighborhoods of the city that has seen at least three similar attacks since April. Such attacks have become more frequent in Ecuador, especially in Guayaquil, as rival gangs ramp up the fight for drug markets and routes. Home to three million of Ecuador's 18 million people, the port city has become a launch point for shipments of drugs to the United States and Europe. Ecuador is located between Colombia and Peru, the world's top producers of cocaine.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 11, 2023 02:58 UTC