Violence rattles Ecuador as a nightclub arson kills 2 and a bomb scare sparks an evacuation
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Soldiers stop a pedestrian to search for weapons as the man's dog jumps around, during military patrols in residential areas of northern Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency due to a wave in crime, a measure that lets authorities suspend people's rights and mobilize the military. The government also imposed a curfew. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)A soldier stands amid pedestrians as his military group patrols a residential area of northern Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency due to a wave in crime, a measure that lets authorities suspend people's rights and mobilize the military. The government also imposed a curfew. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Soldiers patrol in an armored through a residential area of northern Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency due to a wave in crime, a measure that lets authorities suspend people's rights and mobilize the military. The government also imposed a curfew. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Soldiers patrol in a residential area of northern Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency due to a wave in crime, a measure that lets authorities suspend people's rights and mobilize the military. The government also imposed a curfew. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)A soldier sits in the back of a truck while patrolling past a commuter bus in northern Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency due to a wave in crime, a measure that lets authorities suspend people's rights and mobilize the military. The government also imposed a curfew. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Soldiers stop and search a pedestrian for weapons as they patrol residential areas in northern Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency due to a wave in crime, a measure that lets authorities suspend people's rights and mobilize the military. The government also imposed a curfew. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Police carry out a controlled explosion of a suspicious vehicle parked a block from El Inca prison, in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
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Soldiers stop a pedestrian to search for weapons as the man's dog jumps around, during military patrols in residential areas of northern Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency due to a wave in crime, a measure that lets authorities suspend people's rights and mobilize the military. The government also imposed a curfew. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)