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Ecuador orders the detention of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of 4 children
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorean judge Tuesday ordered the arrest of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of four children who went missing three weeks ago in the coastal city of Guayaquil. A request to detain the soldiers was made by Ecuador’s Attorney General’s...
Investigation of disappearance of children in Ecuador was delayed for days despite video evidence
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — A probe into the military's role in the disappearance of four children in Ecuador this month was delayed for almost two weeks, even though police had access to surveillance videos showing soldiers taking two of the children, The Associated Press has learned. ...
Ecuadorian police probe if bodies found are of missing children allegedly taken by soldiers
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian police on Tuesday found an undisclosed number of bodies in an area close to a military base, officials said, and were investigating whether the bodies could be of some of the four children who were last seen taken by men in military uniform earlier this month....
