https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/gunmen-kill-17-mass-shooting-ecuador-small-town-bar-2025-07-28/
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Sunday's attack took place in the town of El Empalme, some 160 km (100 miles) north from the city of Guayaquil, considered among the most dangerous areas in Ecuador as organized criminal groups battle for control of key drug-smuggling route..."