Bombings and hostage-taking inside prisons underline Ecuador’s fragile security

Prisoners stand on the roof of the Turi jail where dozens of prison guards and police officers have been kidnapped by the inmates (AP)

Ecuador’s fragile security situation has been underlined by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various prisons.

The unrest comes just weeks after the country was shaken by the assassination of a presidential candidate.