Ecuadorian police break into Mexican embassy in Quito as diplomatic rift between countries deepens

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Ecuadorian police break into Mexican embassy in Quito as diplomatic rift between countries deepens
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Ecuadorian police officers have forcibly broken into the Mexican embassy in Quito, where former Vice President Jorge Glas is holed up. The raid happened Friday, hours after the Mexican government granted him political asylum amid diplomatic tensions between both countries.

A vehicle drives in reverse into the Mexican embassy in Quito , Ecuador, Friday, April 5, 2024. Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the embassy where former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas was holed up, just hours after the Mexican government had granted him political asylum. Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito , Ecuador, Friday, April 5, 2024, following Mexico’s granting of asylum to former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas , who had sought refuge there.

The situation of former Vice President Glas was not immediately known. Uniformed officers closed the main access avenue to the site.

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