QUITO, Dec 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Multiple gunmen killed six people on Sunday, including a two-year-old girl, after shooting up a beachside boardwalk in southwestern Ecuador, police said. Three others were wounded in the attack in popular whale-watching destination Puerto Lopez, after men in a van and on two motorcycles opened fire on the boardwalk before fleeing. It was the third deadly attack in the city this weekend, with a total death toll of nine, local media reports said. Ecuador is located between the world's two top exporters of cocaine, Colombia and Peru, and has seen a surge in violence by gangs linked to Mexican and Colombian cartels. Hardline policies instituted by its President Daniel Noboa have done little to stem the tide of violence to date.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 29, 2025 03:38 UTC