Al menos cinco sobres con pendrives cargados con explosivos fueron enviados a periodistas en Ecuador, y uno de ellos sufrió la detonación del artilugio aunque sin causarle heridas graves, informó el ministro del Interior, Juan Zapata, quien precisó que hay “un mensaje absolutamente claro de callar a periodistas que han sido fuertes en su forma de ser o callar a los medios”.
Handout photo released by Ecuador's National Police showing a police officer searching for explosives after a device detonaded at the Ecuavisa channel premises in Guayaquil, Ecuador on March 20, 2023. - An explosive device detonated Monday inside a television channel in Ecuador, and a similar one was found in another media outlet without leaving severe injuries or damage, authorities reported. (Photo by Handout / Ecuador´s National Police / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ECUADOR'S NATIONAL POLICE " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS