- The police destroyed the second car with explosives.
- Guayaquil is described as one of the most dangerous places in Ecuador.
A vehicle exploded on Tuesday in front of the Mall del Sol in the largest Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil. One person died in the explosion and has suffered injuries, TASR writes based on AP and Reuters reports.
Ecuadorian Interior Minister John Reimberg said that The police also found a second car with explosives nearby, but they managed to destroy. “(Explosive) devices were professionally made by criminal groups to spread chaos,” wrote the Minister on the social network X.
There are shots from the Internet to see how the vehicle was engulfed before the explosion. According to the local fire brigade, the victim is a taxi driver who sat in a car parked nearby.
“We will chase those who have committed this terrorist act. We will catch them and will be prosecuted in the full extent of the law,“He told journalists Governor Guayas Humberto Plaza. Reuters states that Guayaquil is one of the most dangerous places in Ecuador. In a similar incident last month, the car exploded in front of the local prison, but no one was injured at that time.
