Dozens injured in Ecuador bomb attack

san lorenzo - In a bomb attack on a police station in San Lorenzo in Ecuador, at least 28 people were injured. Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has declared a state of emergency in the cities of Eloy Alfaro and San Lorenzo to ensure the safety of the citizens. The perpetrators brought a car filled with explosives for the police building on Saturday to detonate.

According to local media, fourteen police officers are among the victims. A total of 37 buildings, including the police headquarters, were severely damaged by the bomb attack. President Moreno called the attack a 'terrorist act connected with drug smuggling and criminal gangs'.

' We do not let ourselves be intimidated, 'Moreno twittered, who gave instructions to intensify the hunt for local drug cartels.

In Colombia bordering on San Lorenzo, Saturday was a similar bomb attack on a police station. In addition, at least five people were killed and dozens of people were injured.