Six arrested after car explosions in Quito, police say

A firetruck is parked at the scene as firefighters work on the remains of a car, that according to authorities was loaded with two gas tanks and later exploded when suspects set it on fire, seemingly targeting Ecuador's prison agency SNAI, in Quito, Ecuador August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Toro

QUITO (Reuters) - Two car explosions possibly targeted at Ecuador's prisons agency SNAI have led to six arrests, Quito police said on Thursday.

"Formerly the SNAI operated in this building and that could possibly be the connection," police general Pablo Ramirez said in a video posted on X, the social network previously known as Twitter, about the first explosion which happened overnight.