Vehicle explodes outside Guayaquil mall in Ecuador


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  • Wednesday, 15 Oct 2025

Flames rise from a vehicle that exploded outside a shopping mall, in Guayaquil, Ecuador October 14, 2025 in this screengrab from CCTV video. ECU 911/Handout via REUTERS

QUITO (Reuters) -A vehicle exploded outside a shopping mall in Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, killing one person and injuring several others, the country's prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.

A second vehicle containing explosives was found nearby, but did not detonate and was immediately neutralized, Interior Minister John Reimberg said, adding that police were carrying out controlled detonations and collecting evidence.

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