"Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa has escaped unharmed after his motorcade was targeted by stone-throwing protesters and what one minister described as a volley of gunshots. Noboa was inaugurating a water treatment plant in central Ecuador on Tuesday when his motorcade was set on by a large group protesting against rising fuel prices. About 500 people showed up and were throwing stones at him, and there are obviously bullet marks on the president's car as well, said Ines Manzano, the country's environment minister."
"Video released by the government, reportedly filmed from inside the motorcade, shows protesters standing in the road, draped in flags, scrambling to collect large stones and bricks. This handout picture released by the Ecuadorian presidency shows the vehicle in which Daniel Noboa was traveling when it was attacked in Canar, Ecuador, on 7 October 2025. As the presidential SUV passed, projectiles thudded into the panelling and shattered windows. A voice can be heard shouting:Heads down! Heads down! as the vehicle sped away."
Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa escaped unharmed after his motorcade was attacked while inaugurating a water treatment plant in Cañar. Around 500 protesters angered by a government diesel price increase threw stones and bricks at the convoy, and ministers reported apparent bullet marks on the armored presidential SUV while investigations continue into possible gunfire. Government video shows demonstrators collecting large rocks in the road as projectiles struck the vehicle and windows shattered. Five people were arrested and will face terrorism charges carrying up to 30 years' imprisonment. Protests have included strikes, roadblocks, abductions of soldiers, at least one protester killed, more than 100 injured, and a state of emergency across several provinces.
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