Military personnel carry out a weapons control operation in the streets of Quito
epa11075638 Ecuadorian soldiers pat down people during an operation to control and search for weapons and to enforce the curfew in Quito, Ecuador, 14 January 2024. Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa, following the attacks and violent acts that occurred on 09 January in the country, decreed a state of emergency, declared the existence of an internal armed conflict, and ordered the Public Force to carry out security and control operations in different locations in Ecuador. EPA/Jose Jacome
