Hooded gunmen burst onto live TV set in Ecuador after drug lord escape triggers state of emergency

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Hooded gunmen have burst onto a live TV set in Ecuador - a day after the country's president declared a state of emergency following the escape of one of the most-notorious drug gang bosses from prison.

Live television images broadcast on Tuesday showed people wearing balaclavas - some waving guns - inside Ecuador's TC Television station in Guayaquil.

They were seen telling staff to lie down on the floor and shouted that they had "bombs", while shouting and noises similar to gunshots could be heard in the background.

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