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Narco gang clashes in Ecuador kill 14 as police warn of possible "reprisals"

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Guayaquil is the epicenter of a bloody power struggle between narco gangs, police say.

In one incident, gunmen on motorcycles fired into a crowd gathered outside a grocery store, killing a child and six adults.

Ecuador is home to an estimated 20 criminal gangs involved in trafficking, kidnapping and extortion.

In recent years , the nation has been plunged into violence by the rapid spread of transnational cartels that use its ports to ship drugs.

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