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Bomb Attack Damages Ecuador Mining Agency Probing Illegal Gold
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Bomb Attack Damages Ecuador Mining Agency Probing Illegal Gold 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. The agency, known as Arcom, was attacked “because of the changes being done regarding illegal mining,” Agriculture Minister Juan Carlos Vega said in a voice message. “It also affected public media and the ministry of agriculture,” he added.
Bomb Attack Damages Ecuador Mining Agency Probing Illegal Gold
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.
The agency, known as Arcom, was attacked “because of the changes being done regarding illegal mining,” Agriculture Minister Juan Carlos Vega said in a voice message. “It also affected public media and the ministry of agriculture,” he added. “And it broke windows in almost the first five floors of the ministry.”