Ecuador’s President Noboa Survives Motorcade Attack Amid Escalating Fuel Price Protests
Ecuador’s President Noboa Survives Motorcade Attack Amid Escalating Fuel Price Protests Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa narrowly escaped harm after his motorcade came under attack by stone-throwing protesters on Tuesday. The incident, which one minister described as an “assassination attempt,” occurred during the inauguration of a water treatment plant in central Ecuador. According to Environment Minister Inés Manzano, approximately 500 individuals converged on the presidential convoy, pelting it with stones. She also noted “bullet marks on the president’s car,” though officials…