"Multiple Ecuadorian Prisons Under Siege as Inmates Take Over, Holding Over 90 Guards Hostage"

Over 90 prison security agents are being held hostage by inmates across five different prisons in Ecuador, as violence escalates in the country. The inmates are demanding better conditions in the cells, and clashes in recent days have resulted in six deaths and five wounded. This comes after the targeted killing of the mayor of Manta, a key port known for drug trafficking, which has shocked the country ahead of next month's elections. Ecuador has become a transit point for cocaine trafficking routes, and the three main presidential candidates have condemned the attack and vowed to address the security crisis.