Firefighters are seen at the crime scene where a suspected car bomb exploded in front of a shopping center in the north of Guayaquil, Ecuador on Wenesday, Manila time. One person died and several were injured rom the explosion. Ecuador has become an epicenter of the global cocaine trade as cartels and mafias shed blood to gain turf. Violence and chaotic scenes like the explosion are on the rise in Guayaquil, where homicide, extortion, robberies and other crimes are increasing as the city grapples with its prime coastal location for drug trafficking and other illegal enterprises.
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