Five arrested after alleged assassination attempt on Ecuador President Noboa

Reuters

Ecuador president's motorcade attacked by crowd throwing rocks, five detained

Ecuadorian authorities reported on Tuesday the arrest of five people in connection with what has been described as an assassination attempt against President Daniel Noboa, who was not harmed, as he traveled in a convoy to an official event in the Andean province of Cañar.

Bloomberg.com

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Ecuadorian authorities reported on Tuesday the arrest of five people in connection with what has been described as an assassination attempt against President Daniel Noboa, who was not harmed, as he traveled in a convoy to an official event in the Andean province of Cañar.

The detained individuals — four men and one woman — have been transferred to Cuenca, where they are set to appear in a pre-trial custody hearing on Wednesday. They will face terrorism and attempted assassination charges.

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El Universo

XINHUA

The detained individuals — four men and one woman — have been transferred to Cuenca, where they are set to appear in a pre-trial custody hearing on Wednesday. They will face terrorism and attempted assassination charges.

Government officials said that about 500 people surrounded the presidential motorcade in the canton of El Tambo and threw rocks at the president's car, and that there were signs of bullet damage on his vehicle.

Al Jazeera

Government officials said that about 500 people surrounded the presidential motorcade in the canton of El Tambo and threw rocks at the president's car, and that there were signs of bullet damage on his vehicle.

Video footage published by the Ecuadorian presidency showed protesters throwing rocks at the motorcade and cracks forming on vehicle windows, but there has been no independent verification of a bullet being fired at the car transporting Noboa.

Presidencia Ecuador

Video footage published by the Ecuadorian presidency showed protesters throwing rocks at the motorcade and cracks forming on vehicle windows, but there has been no independent verification of a bullet being fired at the car transporting Noboa.

The incident took place on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/ecuador-extends-emergency-amid-crime-wave-and-fuel-protests">the 16th day of a nationwide strike</a> called by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) in a protest against cuts in a diesel fuel subsidy that caused its price to jump from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon last month.

Infobae

The incident took place on the 16th day of a nationwide strike called by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) in a protest against cuts in a diesel fuel subsidy that caused its price to jump from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon last month.

This is the second attack on a convoy carrying Noboa since protests began. Approximately 350 people attacked a presidential motorcade deliverying aid to families in the northern province of Imbabura with fireworks and molotov cocktails.

This is the second attack on a convoy carrying Noboa since protests began. Approximately 350 people attacked a presidential motorcade deliverying aid to families in the northern province of Imbabura with fireworks and molotov cocktails.

These five people, including an elderly woman, have been arbitrarily detained after an incident that was by no means an assassination attempt against Daniel Noboa, but rather a reaction to government's repression across the country. Demonstrators only threw rocks at the motorcade because Ecuadorian authorities had decided to enter a protest area to create chaos.

These five people, including an elderly woman, have been arbitrarily detained after an incident that was by no means an assassination attempt against Daniel Noboa, but rather a reaction to government's repression across the country. Demonstrators only threw rocks at the motorcade because Ecuadorian authorities had decided to enter a protest area to create chaos.

teleSUR English

Government of Ecuador denounces assassination attempt against Noboa

CONAIE

CONAIE_Ecuador

Terrorists loyal to radical leaders launched a coordinated attack against President Noboa's motorcade, throwing stones and firing bullets at civilians traveling to deliver vital infrastructure projects. This act of terrorism targeted a president committed to improving communities with over $6 million in water and sewage systems.

Terrorists loyal to radical leaders launched a coordinated attack against President Noboa's motorcade, throwing stones and firing bullets at civilians traveling to deliver vital infrastructure projects. This act of terrorism targeted a president committed to improving communities with over $6 million in water and sewage systems.</span

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