Armed Gang Storms Public TV Station in Ecuador

Armed gang members broke into a public television station in Ecuador during a live broadcast on Tuesday, threatening employees as the country reels from drug-related violence.

Ecuador’s police chief, César Zapata, said Tuesday afternoon that officers had taken control of the TC Television station in the coastal city of Guayaquil, detained 13 people and seized weapons, including grenades. He said the assailants appeared to be members of the Los Tiguerones, a prison drug gang that emerged from Esmeraldas province on the border with Colombia.