Seventeen killed as gunmen attack bar in Ecuador
Images from the scene published in local media showed several bodies on the street covered in white sheets.Investigators said they found at least 40 pieces of ballistic evidence at the scene.Valencia said witnesses reported the men shouted "active wolves" - a possible reference to a local gang who has vied for control of drug trafficking routes. Guayas has been on the frontline of worsening violence between drug traffickers.A week ago, nine people were killed while playing pool in a bar in the tourist resort of Playas, also in the same Guayas region as the latest shooting. Police said those killed in the earlier incident had been "collateral victims" and not the intended targets.President Daniel Noboa declared war on organised crime last year. Since then, the nation has become one of the most violent in the region, with a homicide rate of 38 per 100,000 people in 2024.In the first five months of 2025, Ecuador recorded 4,051 homicides, according to official figures.According to official sources, nearly three quarters of the world's cocaine production passes through Ecuador.
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