(11 Oct 2019) Hundreds of indigenous protesters clashed violently with police in Quito Friday.
Police fired teas gas at the protesters who were throwing rocks at them.
Hundreds of indigenous protesters clashed violently with police in Ecuador's capital Quito on Friday.
Police fired teas gas at the protesters who were throwing rocks at them.
Video images on the scene show one policeman carried away on a gurney by fellow officers after being injured.
Tensions have been building for over a week since the government's removal of fuel subsidies plunged Ecuador into upheaval, triggering protests, looting, vandalism, clashes with security forces, the blocking of highways and the suspension of parts of its vital oil industry.
Ecuador's cuts in fuel subsidies were among measures announced as part of a 4.2 billion US dollar funding plan with the International Monetary Fund, which says the funds will strengthen the economy and generate jobs.
Indigenous groups condemn the deal with the IMF, saying austerity measures will deepen economic inequality.
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