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Photos from the Uprisings in Ecuador

Ecuadoran riot police use horses to break up a protest march by human rights activists outside the Salesian University in Quito which several hundred Indians are using as shelter, February 5, 2001. At least one protestor was killed and dozens injured in violent clashes between Indian demonstrators and the armed forces in the Amazon Napo province as protests against gasoline and transportation prices spread further around the country. - Feb 05 6:32 PM ET
Ecuadoran Indians stand guard armed with spears at the entrance to the Salesian University in Quito as they feared riot police would storm the building, February 5, 2001. At least one protestor was killed and dozens injured in violent clashes between Indian demonstrators and the armed forces in the Amazon Napo province as protests against gasoline and transportation prices spread further around the country. - Feb 05 6:42 PM ET
Ecuadoran indians block a road around Quito, February 3, 2001. President Gustavo Noboa declared a state of emergency on Friday after the breakdown of talks with Indian leaders over price hikes that have sparked violent, nationwide protests. - Feb 03 12:57 PM ET
Riot police officers throw tear gass at Indian protesters in Quito, Monday, Jan. 29, 2001. Indians are marching towards Quito and blocking major road throughout the country to protest subsidies cuts by President Gustavo Noboa's government. (AP Photo/Santiago Andrade) - Jan 29 7:45 PM ET

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