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A riot officer in Ecuador is hit by a petrol bomb in protests over the end of fuel subsidies following economic reforms.
The capital of Ecuador has been placed under military curfew after masked protesters attacked the national audit office and a TV station, which they tried to break into as terrified employees cowered inside.
President Lenin Moreno ordered troops on to the streets of Quito after a major escalation in demonstrations over a recent rise in fuel prices, with a newspaper headquarters among the sites targeted. — The scale of the unrest has led to five deaths, more than 1,000 people injured and the closure of some oil wells.