Ecuador detains five after attack on President Noboa’s car

recorder Alexandra Valencia

QuITO (Reuters) – A senior minister approached an event in the state of Canar, Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s car was surrounded by a group of about 500 people throwing stones and added that the President had “traces of lead damage”.

Environment and Energy Minister Ines Manzano spoke after presenting an official report on a assassination attempt against Noboa on Tuesday. The Minister said the president was not injured and five people were detained.

Noboa’s office said that all arrested will be tried on charges of terrorism and assassination attempt. Reuters could not independently confirm whether the president’s car was thrown into the president’s car during protests to remove fuel subsidies.

Speaking at a student event in Cuenca, about 77 km (48 miles) of the place where the attack took place, Noboa said his government would not tolerate such actions.

“Do not follow the bad example of those who want to prevent us from participating in this event with you and those who try to attack us.” “Such attacks will not be accepted in the new Ecuador, and the law applies to everyone.”

After notifying the prosecutors of the attack, Manzano said, “It is a crime to shoot in the president’s car, throw stones and damage the state property.” “We will not allow this.”

However, the National Native Federation Conae said that planned violence against people who acted for the arrival of Noboa erupted and said that there were old women among those who were attacked in the ruthless police and military operations.

In X, a woman in a traditional dress, with four police officers covered with black bandana, including a video, including a video, “at least five of us were detained arbitrarily” said.

Protest against the KHK

ConaEe launched a strike action by organizing marches 16 days ago to protest the government’s termination of diesel subsidies. Critics say that more dialogue is needed and the measure will increase the cost of living, especially for small -scale farmers and domestic communities.

Noboa signed the decree that eliminates subsidies in mid -September and the government declared emergency measures in many provinces to ensure order.

The government argued that the subsidy, which he said he would release about $ 1.1 billion in the year he started to redistribute to small -scale farmers and people working in the transportation sector, as compensation payments.

Noboa, which was re -elected in April, frequently gave emergency powers to the armed forces and the police as part of the harsh security approach against crime.

Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo shared a photo of 37 -year -old Noboa, who stands in front of the damaged car in front of the damaged car.

“Nothing can stop this president, which is the best sign that the country will not be stopped,” he said.

In a video published by the Presidency, the video was seen that people threw stones on the side of the road and cracks on the window of the car. In a separate photograph published by the Presidency, a car with broken windows and the windshield was badly cracked.

In the capital Quito, a march against the Noboa government is planned from 18:00 (23:00 GMT) on Tuesday.

(Report by Alexandra Valencia; Sarah Morland; Edited by Alexander Villegas, Kylie Madry, Bill Berkrot and Lincoln Feast.)