Ecuador’s president says all prison guards taken hostage by inmates have been freed

The President of Ecuador has announced that all prison guards and staff members who had been taken hostage by inmates in seven prisons, have been freed. 158 guards and 20 prison staff members were taken hostage on Monday. It all began after one of Ecuador's most powerful drug lords escaped from jail. That was followed by a series of police kidnappings and an attack on a TV station. A state of emergency is in place. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti has more from the city of Guayaquil. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ecuador #EcuadorViolence #EcuadorGang #EcuadorPrisonHostage #EcuadorPrisonBreak #DanielNoboa #JoseAdolfoMacias #Fito #aljazeeraenglish