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Violence-battered Ecuadorans begin voting on anti-crime measures

CGTN

Ecuadorans were voting Sunday in a referendum on proposed tougher measures to fight a surge in gang-related crime.

The once-peaceful South American country has been grappling with a shocking rise in violence that has seen two mayors killed this week.

The terrorizing streak has been blamed on gangs with links to transnational cartels using Ecuador's ports to ship drugs to the United States and Europe.

Source(s): AFP
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