Seven people were killed in an attack perpetrated this Sunday in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The assailants, on board motorcycles, opened fire indiscriminately on their victims. Five men and two women were killed and two minors were wounded. teleSUR
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00:00A quarter of seven people died and at least two children were injured
00:03after a massacre in the community of Flor de Bastion, the coastal city of Guayaquil.
00:08Witnesses said the attack was carried out by hitmen who arrived at the victim's home on
00:12motorcycles, broke in and started shooting. Five members of the family died inside the house,
00:18while two others were chased and later killed. Minutes later, a contingent of national police
00:23arrived at the scene to begin the investigation. According to official figures, between January
00:28and November, the number of violent deaths fell by 18 percent compared to 2023,
00:34but the number of homicides this year still exceeds 6,000.