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Ecuador troops clash with rebellious police (AP)

September 30th, 2010

A supporter of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa waves a picture of Correa as tires burn in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. Ecuador's government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angry over a law that would cut their benefits, plunged Ecuador into chaos, roughing up Correa, shutting down airports and blocking highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo/Patricio Realpe)AP - Soldiers firing concussion grenades and automatic weapons have rescued Ecuador’s president from a hospital where he had been trapped by rebellious police for more than 12 hours.


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