Un ataque armado sucedi\u00f3 en la tarde de este viernes, 13 de marzo de 2026, a bordo de un bus interprovincial que se movilizaba sobre la\u00a0carretera E487<\/b>. Seg\u00fan videos compartidos en redes sociales, al menos cinco personas fueron asesinadas en este hecho violento.<\/p>\n
De acuerdo con videos compartidos en redes sociales,\u00a0algunos de los cuerpos quedaron a lo largo del pasillo del micro<\/b>, mientras que otros cad\u00e1veres se encontraban sobre los asientos, mientras los acompa\u00f1antes sollozaban y ped\u00edan auxilio para las v\u00edctimas.<\/p>\n
La Polic\u00eda Nacional, por su parte, ya se encuentra levantando evidencias y testimonios de la\u00a0balacera suscitada luego del mediod\u00eda de este viernes<\/b>. Sin embargo, hasta el cierre de esta nota, la instituci\u00f3n no ha dado detalles oficiales del ataque.<\/p>\n
En el sitio, algunos familiares se manten\u00edan en espera de las tareas de las unidades investigativas como Criminal\u00edstica y la Direcci\u00f3n Nacional de Investigaci\u00f3n de Muertes Violentas (Dinased). Hasta el cierre de esta nota, la recolecci\u00f3n a\u00fan se llevaba a cabo.<\/p>\n
Este m\u00faltiple asesinato ocurri\u00f3 pocas horas despu\u00e9s de que se reportara una\u00a0masacre en Playas<\/b>, otro cant\u00f3n de la provincia del Guayas. En este, seis personas fueron acribilladas y otras tres quedaron heridas durante la celebraci\u00f3n de una graduaci\u00f3n de bachillerato.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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