Ecuador: Police injured in attack at mining camp in conflict with shuar indigenous group

Posted on November 22, 2016 • Filed under: Ecuador, Ecuador Emergency

elcomercio.com reported(AFP) Seven policemen were slightly injured during shooting, by a group of indigenous people from the Shuar, a mining camp in Nankints in Morona Santiago, reported late Monday November 21 Interior Minister, Diego Fuentes. Leaders of the Nankints community also denounced that the action was aimed at recovering lands that belong to them and from which they had been evicted three months ago. “Brutal attack on @PoliciaEcuador and civilians at EXSA camp in San Juan Bosco, Morona Santiago. Seven wounded policemen, “the official said through his Twitter account. Read Article

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