SAA

SAA event in El Oro, Huaquillas area, Ecuador on Mon 16th February 2026

16th February 2026

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Around 16 February 2026 (as reported), in Huaquillas (El Oro), armed men killed a man and his body was found bound and with gunshot wounds to the head at the intersection of 24 de Mayo and 9 de Diciembre streets, in the Calderon neighborhood. The victim had been kidnapped hours earlier. Authorship and motivation are unknown. 1 fatality.

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Ecuador (ECU)

El Oro ( Huaquillas area )

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