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EFerrari

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Sat Oct-02-10 09:14 AM
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5. Ecuadoran police colonels accused of plot to kill president

QUITO, Saturday 2 October 2010 (AFP) -- Soldiers were on patrol in Ecuador's main cities Saturday following the arrest of three senior police officers charged with attempting to kill President Rafael Correa during a police mutiny.

The officers, all police colonels, were arrested Friday for their role in the gunfire and street clashes Thursday that that killed eight people and left 274 wounded, the prosecutor's office told AFP.

The unrest began in Quito as a protest against cuts to bonus payments linked to seniority, and spread to police stations in five other provinces.

"There is calm in the country and calm at police stations," Interior Minister Gustavo Jalkh told reporters Friday.

The head of the national police, General Freddy Martinez, resigned Friday over the incident.

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