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Ecuador Unites to Call for Peace After Second Kidnapping
Since Journalist Javier Ortega, photographer Paul Rivas, and driver Efrain Segarra were kidnapped on March 26 in the northern province of Esmeraldas, Ecuadoreans have shown unity and called for peace to return to the country. On April 17, authorities confirmed a couple was kidnapped in the northern border area.
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Hundreds gathered across the country under the banner For a Country of Peace "#NoOneTires."
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One protester carries the picture of Efrain Segarra, whose body has not yet been returned to his family.
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The demonstrations in Quito began at different points of the city and united in front of the presidential palace.
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Demonstrator carries a "Peace" sign.
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"Free" Two people are currently held captive by the group, which has claimed responsibility for the attacks of violence. There has been no new information on the efforts to rescue them.
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Despite neighboring Colombia's armed conflict, Ecuador has lived under relative peace for decades.
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Ecuador has announced the deployment of 10,000 troops to the northern border.
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