Ecuador leader beats coup
By Alexander Martinez | China Daily | Updated: 2010-10-02 07:48
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Army soldiers arrive before confronting striking police outside a hospital where Ecuador's President Rafael Correa was holed up inside, in Quito on Sept 30. Army troops stormed a hospital in Quito late on Thursday and rescued Correa, who had been trapped inside by renegade police. Elder Bravo / Reuters |
A triumphant president returns to power after a siege by police
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