Clashes as Ecuador president declares state of emergency
Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Ecuador after President Lenin Moreno declared a state of emergency Thursday following demonstrations against rising fuel prices due to the government scrapping subsidies.
Police fired tear gas at protesters who threw stones and firebombs close to the seat of government in the historic center of the capital Quito.
Moreno told reporters he had taken the measure "to safeguard the security of citizens and to avoid chaos."
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