Quito, Sept 30, 2025 (AFP) - Four soldiers taken hostage in Ecuador unrest released

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2025-09-30

Four of the 17 soldiers taken hostage in northern Ecuador during Indigenous protests over fuel price hikes have been freed, the military said Tuesday. In a message to journalists, the armed forces said that the four soldiers from the group abducted on Sunday were freed on Monday, without giving details. Indigenous Ecuadorans have been blocking roads in several provinces over the past week over right-wing President Daniel Noboa's move to slash fue......

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