Bomb Attack Damages Ecuador Mining Agency Probing Illegal Gold
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A bomb detonated at Ecuador's mining regulator office in Quito, damaging several floors and targeting the agency investigating illegal gold mining. The attack highlights security challenges linked to illegal mining activities.
A bomb apparently targeting Ecuador’s mining regulator blew out several floors of windows at a major government building in the capital of Quito early Monday morning.
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