Overview

• President Daniel Noboa was unharmed and kept his public schedule after his convoy was attacked in El Tambo, Cañar, during the national strike.
• Officials said roughly 500 people surrounded the motorcade and threw rocks, and they reported bullet marks on the president’s vehicle as the presidency released images of shattered windows.
• Five people were detained as the government filed a complaint alleging an attempted assassination and said the suspects will face terrorism and attempted‑murder charges.
• States of exception remain in multiple provinces as authorities report one Indigenous fatality, injured military personnel and more than 100 arrests linked to the unrest.
• CONAIE denies organizing violence, alleges police and military brutality with arbitrary detentions, and continues road blockades over the diesel subsidy removal that raised the price from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon.