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The driver quickly recognized the threat, executed an evasive maneuver, and accelerated away. Several shots were fired at the vehicle, but neither woman was injured.

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Two women in Ecuador escape unharmed after armed motorcycle robbers open fire on their car

Two women survived a terrifying armed robbery attempt in Ecuador after gunmen on a motorcycle tried to intercept their vehicle and opened fire.

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Dashcam footage from the car captured the entire incident. The attackers approached on a motorcycle, a tactic increasingly used by criminal gangs operating in pairs across cities in the country, to stop and rob the occupants in a public area.

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Initial reports say the man was being chased by armed assailants when he was shot. The store owner, a woman, was killed. Veterans Firefighters treated the wounded man and took him to a hospital. The Attorney General’s Office is investigating.

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Armed attack leaves one dead and one injured in Mazatlán

A woman was killed and a man was wounded in an armed attack Friday night in the Lázaro Cárdenas neighborhood.

The shooting happened at a grocery store on Aquiles Serdán Avenue at the corner of Lázaro Cárdenas Street.

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The tunnel led toward Moroccan territory near the border fence.

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The drug tunnels of Ceuta

Spanish police say traffickers used a clandestine tunnel between Morocco and Ceuta to move large quantities of hashish, with some reports putting the capacity at around two tons a week.

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Investigators said the system was designed to shift bales of hashish with little noise and almost no need for the crews on either side of the border to meet. The Spanish entrance was hidden inside a warehouse, behind a large soundproofed refrigerator.

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The four were killed in the operation that targeted Naín Andrés Pérez Toncel, known as alias “Bendito Menor,” his partner Rosa Angélica Tarazona, known as alias “La Bebecita,” and two men described as members of his security detail.

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Forensic institute identifies four bodies from Riohacha operation

Colombia’s National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences has confirmed the identification of four people killed during a security-force operation in Riohacha, La Guajira.

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Forensic teams in Barranquilla examined the remains of three men and one woman. The institute said the bodies are now ready to be released to their families once the relevant authorities authorize the handover.

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Authorities have not, in public reporting so far, confirmed the exact location of the passage, how long it has been in use, or whether the objects visible in the videos have been seized.

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Footage circulating of an underground crossing into Ceuta

Videos circulating online appear to show people crossing irregularly into Ceuta through an underground passage on the Morocco–Spain border.

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The footage depicts a steady stream of people moving through the passage. Some of those shown are carrying objects that look like knives or other bladed weapons.

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As part of Operation Centinela de la Patria, DIJIN officers located him there with his partner, Rosa Angélica Tarazona, alias “La Bebecita,” and two men described as bodyguards. All four died during the operation in what authorities said was a shootout with security forces.

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This was the luxury home in an urban area of Riohacha, La Guajira, where police found Naín Pérez Toncel, alias “Bendito Menor.”

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The Army and other security units have deployed across the city. Operations continue, and a nighttime curfew was ordered as a precaution.

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Tense night in Ocaña after drone strike on Santander Battalion

Ocaña, Norte de Santander, remains on edge after a Friday-night attack on the Cantón Militar Trapiche, home to the Infantry Battalion No. 15 “General Francisco de Paula Santander.”

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Authorities have preliminarily blamed the ELN’s Camilo Torres Restrepo Front. One line of inquiry is retaliation for the recent capture in Ocaña of Dairo Ferizzola Rojas, alias “Firu.”