Ecuador’s public prosecutor has opened a terrorism investigation after at least five journalists received envelopes containing explosive devices
. Three of the envelopes reached the newsrooms of Ecuavisa, Teleamazonas and TC Televisión television channels, while two further envelopes addressed to radio station EXA FM and journalist Carlos Vera were intercepted, the country’s Interior Minister Juan Zapata said Monday.
The prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the attack, and confirmed that Artieda had suffered minor injuries. Also on Monday, TC Televisión received an envelope containing an explosive, addressed to journalist Mauricio Ayora, according to Ecuador’s Interior Minister Zapata. The station said the envelope had not been opened.
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