Ecuador Prison Staff Hostage

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Hostage Crisis Ends: Ecuador Prison Staff Freed Amid Civil Unrest

All Ecuador prison guards and staff held by inmates during nationwide unrest have been released, as reported by the country’s prison agency. A total of 178 employees were taken hostage in five prisons amid civil unrest. The situation arose after President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency following reports of a notorious gang leader’s escape. Jose Adolfo Macías Villamar,…