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1 dead, 2 injured after pickup explodes on busy street in Ecuador
The governor of Guayas province, whose capital is Guayaquil, said Tuesday's explosion was "terrorism plain and simple."
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"Oct. 15, 2025, 7:01 AM GMT+2 / Updated Oct. 15, 2025, 9:06 AM GMT+2 / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
QUITO, Ecuador — A pickup truck exploded on a busy shopping street in the port city of Guayaquil in Ecuador on Tuesday evening, killing one person and injuring two others in what the governor called an intentional attack.
Maj. Jorge Montanero of the Guayaquil fire department told local television station Ecuavisa that the person killed was a cab driver who was nearby. He added that police were inspecting all vehicles in the surrounding area as well.
"We're evacuating all of the buildings as a precaution," Montanero said. Asked if it could have been a car bomb, he said they would have to wait for police to investigate. "We don't know, but a normal car doesn't blow up like that," he said.
Guayaquil's police chief Francisco Zumárraga said police had found a "new threat" and that there would be a controlled detonation. He said they would find those responsible.
The Attorney General's Office said it had opened an investigation and was interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance camera recordings.
There were a series of car bombings in Ecuador in 2023, as violence surged in the weeks after a presidential candidate was assassinated."
