Ecuador’s narco gang violence: A timeline of the recent crisis
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador’s narco gang violence: A timeline of the recent crisis

Al Jazeera  

Long seen as stable in a region wracked with drug-related crime, Ecuador is now seeing brazen attacks that have shocked many. Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency after at least 10 people were killed in a series of bold attacks in the past several days, as the South American country grapples with record gang-related violence. Before his death, Villavicencio had said he’d received death threats from Jose Adolfo Macias or “Fito”, the jailed gang leader of the Los Choneros criminal group and one of Ecuador’s most powerful drug lords. Fito, described by authorities as Ecuador’s “most wanted prisoner”, was sentenced to 34 years in 2011 for several crimes including murder and drug trafficking. Some 39 inmates were also reported to have broken out of a prison in the city of Riobamba, including Fabricio Colon Pico or “El Salvaje”, who is the leader of the Los Lobos criminal group.

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At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison
1 month, 1 week ago

At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — A fight among inmates in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison left 15 dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Tuesday, in the bloodiest prison episode faced by President Daniel Noboa’s government. The latest violence underscores the ongoing challenges faced by the Noboa administration in addressing the country’s severe prison crisis. The mass killing is bound to agitate …

At least 15 dead as inmates clash at notorious Ecuadorian prison
1 month, 1 week ago

At least 15 dead as inmates clash at notorious Ecuadorian prison

CNN  

CNN — At least 15 people have been killed and 14 injured in clashes between inmates at one of Ecuador’s largest and most notorious prisons, local authorities say. The violence broke out early Tuesday in one of the pavilions at Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil, according to national prison agency SNAI. Inmates' relatives embrace outside the Litoral …

Ecuador rights abuses under state of 'armed conflict': HRW
7 months ago

Ecuador rights abuses under state of 'armed conflict': HRW

Hindustan Times  

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa to reverse his declaration of a state of "internal armed conflict" in the gang-violence torn country, saying it had opened the door to rights abuses. Ecuador rights abuses under state of 'armed conflict': HRW Despite Noboa's efforts to reduce violence blamed on an escalating war between rival gangs, the security …

Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city
8 months ago

Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city

LA Times  

A guard sits in a watchtower at the Pinero prison in Pinero, Argentina, on April 9. “It’s a war between the state and the drug traffickers,” said Ezequiel, a 30-year-old employee at the gas station where Bussanich was killed. “We’re the ones paying the price.” Even Milei’s supporters have mixed feelings about the crackdown, including Germán Bussanich, the father of …

The national and regional impact of Ecuador’s raids in Mexico | Explained
8 months ago

The national and regional impact of Ecuador’s raids in Mexico | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: A political and diplomatic chasm has split Latin America. Mr. Noboa last year stood as a credible outsider presenting the vision of a safer Ecuador, one leading a revolt against narco-terrorism and avowing to undo the “old paradigms” plaguing the country. “Some government use their embassy as a facade of political refuge, but it’s actually to …

Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges

The Independent  

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Ecuador: 5 tourists kidnapped, killed by 'rival gangsters'
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecuador: 5 tourists kidnapped, killed by 'rival gangsters'

Firstpost  

Six adults and a child were abducted on Friday when about 20 attackers broke into a hotel in the southern Ecuadorian beach town of Ayampe, according to local police chief Richard Vaca The assailants "apparently mistook them for adversaries" from a rival drug gang, said Vaca.President Daniel Noboa said one person has been arrested so far in the case and …

Ecuador: Under Fire
10 months, 1 week ago

Ecuador: Under Fire

Al Jazeera  

People & Power investigates the causes of Ecuador’s deepening violence. The dramatic takeover of a public TV station by masked gunmen and prison riots in January 2024 shocked a country already struggling with historically high crime and murder rates. The violence during the last election campaign, including the killing of a presidential candidate, made headlines around the world. Following the …

No ‘clear way out’: How Ecuador descended into gang violence
10 months, 1 week ago

No ‘clear way out’: How Ecuador descended into gang violence

Al Jazeera  

Experts trace the root causes of Ecuador’s spiralling violence, as President Daniel Noboa leads a crackdown on gangs. “Ecuador is a small country in a violent neighbourhood, and it’s become a key part of global narco-trafficking networks,” said Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a US-based think tank. As Ecuador’s prominence in …

Threats and street justice: How violence is transforming life in Ecuador
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Threats and street justice: How violence is transforming life in Ecuador

Al Jazeera  

Residents are taking precautions to avoid clashes with the growing gang presence in Ecuador amid a state of emergency. “A man told me that if I didn’t pay him $500 in a few hours, he would kidnap my children,” Maria, who asked to use a pseudonym, told Al Jazeera. According to the Ecuadorian Organized Crime Observatory, international drug-trafficking operations like …

Ecuador: As terror grips the streets, even the armed forces live in fear
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ecuador: As terror grips the streets, even the armed forces live in fear

CNN  

Guayaquil, Ecuador CNN — Camille Gamarra and Diego Gallardo sat in their living room and watched as armed gunmen stormed a local television news studio, taking anchors and staff hostage during the live broadcast. Noboa, who had only been inaugurated two months earlier, declared an “internal armed conflict” in the country and ordered Ecuador’s armed forces to “neutralize” the members …

Argentina arrests, deports family of Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive
11 months ago

Argentina arrests, deports family of Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive

Al Jazeera  

Drug boss Jose Adolfo Macias is at large after escaping from an Ecuadorean prison, triggering wave of gang violence. The wife and children of Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive, drug kingpin Jose Adolfo Macias, were arrested in Argentina and have been deported to Ecuador. The Los Choneros gang leader, known as “Fito”, escaped from a prison in the port city of Guayaquil …

The Take: Ecuador’s president declared a war on gangs. Can it succeed?
11 months, 1 week ago

The Take: Ecuador’s president declared a war on gangs. Can it succeed?

Al Jazeera  

President Daniel Noboa’s crackdown on gangs has curbed violence in Ecuador – but has the country become a narco-state? President Daniel Noboa says the country is in a state of war with gangs. In this episode: Alessandro Rampietti, Al Jazeera English correspondent for the Andes Marcel Mettelsiefen, Director, Ecuador: A Narco State Episode credits: This episode was produced by Ashish …

Ecuador jails back in control of the government days after inmates held 200 officials as hostages
11 months, 1 week ago

Ecuador jails back in control of the government days after inmates held 200 officials as hostages

Firstpost  

Ecuador’s security forces reclaimed control of several prisons that had fallen into the hands of gang members on Sunday, after securing the release of more than 200 officials who had been held hostage inside. Following the dangerous drug lord’s prison escape, the government and powerful narco gangs declared an all-out war on one another, sparking the nation’s long-brewing security crisis. …

41 Hostage Prison Workers Are Freed in Ecuador
11 months, 1 week ago

41 Hostage Prison Workers Are Freed in Ecuador

News 18  

More than 40 Ecuador prison officials taken hostage by inmates have been freed, the prisons authority said Saturday, as the country grapples with a brutal campaign of gang terror. The 24 guards and 17 administrative employees “were released,” the SNAI prisons authority said without providing details, while 133 guards and three employees continue to be held hostage. The guards and …

In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico's warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis
11 months, 1 week ago

In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico's warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis

The Independent  

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A Spike in Violence Rattles Ecuador as Nightclub Arson Kills 2 and False Bomb Sparks Evacuation
11 months, 1 week ago

A Spike in Violence Rattles Ecuador as Nightclub Arson Kills 2 and False Bomb Sparks Evacuation

News 18  

A fake bomb threat rattled the capital of Ecuador on Thursday, sparking the mobilization of an anti-explosives unit to a bustling area, while authorities in a city west of Quito responded to a nightclub arson that killed two people as the South American country staggers under a spike in violence. Police said they were forced to evacuate people from Playón …

Drug cartel declares war on the government in Ecuador
11 months, 1 week ago

Drug cartel declares war on the government in Ecuador

Op India  

In Ecuador, several hundred soldiers patrolled the capital Quito, where residents were traumatised as an upsurge in violence shook the entire nation. President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency for 60 days and a night curfew on 8th January, but the gangs responded by declaring “war” and threatening to kill civilians and security forces. Just over two months after …

Ecuador Is 'In State of War' Against Cartels, President Daniel Noboa Says
11 months, 1 week ago

Ecuador Is 'In State of War' Against Cartels, President Daniel Noboa Says

News 18  

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday the country was in “a state of war” against drug cartels who have carried out a wave of kidnappings and deadly attacks in response to government crackdown. The latest crisis began when authorities on Monday reported the prison escape of one of the country’s most powerful narco bosses, Jose Adolfo Macias, known by the …

One of Ecuador’s most notorious gang leaders went missing from prison. What we know
11 months, 1 week ago

One of Ecuador’s most notorious gang leaders went missing from prison. What we know

LA Times  

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of the Ecuadorean gangs considered responsible for a spike in car bombings, kidnappings and slayings, was discovered missing from the prison cell where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking. It also led President Daniel Noboa to declare that the country had an “armed internal conflict.” Macías, who is known …

Ecuador ‘in state of war’ against drug cartels’ terror campaign
11 months, 1 week ago

Ecuador ‘in state of war’ against drug cartels’ terror campaign

Al Jazeera  

With city streets largely deserted apart from a massive military deployment, Ecuador found itself in a “state of war” as drug cartels waged a brutal campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown. The latest outburst of violence was sparked by the discovery on Sunday of the prison escape of one of the country’s most powerful narco …

Fito: The ‘most wanted’ drugs cartel kingpin who plunged Ecuador into national emergency
11 months, 1 week ago

Fito: The ‘most wanted’ drugs cartel kingpin who plunged Ecuador into national emergency

The Independent  

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Ecuador President orders gangs 'neutralised' after gunmen storm TV studio
11 months, 1 week ago

Ecuador President orders gangs 'neutralised' after gunmen storm TV studio

The Hindu  

Ecuador's President gave orders on Tuesday to "neutralise" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio, as bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the country. After the escape of Jose Adolfo Macias, aka "Fito" — leader of Ecuador's biggest gang Los Choneros — Mr. Noboa on Monday declared a nationwide state …

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast
11 months, 1 week ago

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Schools and stores sat shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers roamed the streets of Ecuador’s biggest cities Wednesday, the day after armed men invaded a television station’s live afternoon newscast and the president told the security forces to wipe out the drug gangs terrorizing the country. Humberto Poggi del Salto, 50, a businessman in Guayaquil, urged …

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What’s behind the spiraling violence?
11 months, 1 week ago

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What’s behind the spiraling violence?

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — A group of armed, masked men in Ecuador launched an audacious attack on a television station during a live broadcast and so revealed the country’s spiraling violence in the wake of an apparent recent prison escape. According to authorities, disputes between gangs inside the prisons prompted the death in December of 2020 of a Los Choneros leader, …

Ecuador president declares ‘war’ with criminal gangs amid soaring violence
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador president declares ‘war’ with criminal gangs amid soaring violence

Al Jazeera  

City streets deserted after gangs take prison staff hostage, set off explosions and briefly seize a TV station live on air. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa says his country is “at war” after drug gangs took more than 130 prison guards and other staff hostage and briefly captured a TV station during a live broadcast. “We are at war, and we …

Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of emergency
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of emergency

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen storm TV station during live broadcast, more than 20 violent incidents reported as country lurches into crisis. At least 10 people have been killed in Ecuador in a series of attacks blamed on armed gangs, as the country plunges into chaos in what the new president has called an “internal armed conflict”. President Daniel Noboa, 36, declared a 60-day …

A new wave of violence sweeps across Ecuador after a gang leader's apparent escape from prison
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A new wave of violence sweeps across Ecuador after a gang leader's apparent escape from prison

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ecuador was rocked by a …

Armed gang storms Ecuador TV studio after state of emergency declared
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Armed gang storms Ecuador TV studio after state of emergency declared

Al Jazeera  

A live broadcast by Ecuadorean television station TC was interrupted by a group of armed people who forced staff to lie and sit on the floor, as shots and yelling were heard. The country’s president has declared 22 gangs as terrorist organisations and said that the country is in a state of “internal armed conflict”. “Extremely concerned by today’s violence …

Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison break
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison break

The Telegraph  

A notorious trafficking kingpin linked to the escalating drug gang war in Ecuador has broken out of prison, triggering a state of emergency and a wave of violence. Authorities in the once relatively peaceful South American country launched one of the biggest manhunts in its history after José Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as “Fito,” escaped in the port city of …

Ecuador under state of emergency after drug lord Jose Adolfo Macias escapes maximum security jail
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador under state of emergency after drug lord Jose Adolfo Macias escapes maximum security jail

ABC  

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after a dangerous drug lord escaped a maximum security prison, as he did a decade ago. Key points: President Daniel Noboa has declared a daily curfew is in effect Fito, leader of the powerful Los Choneros gang, was discovered missing on Sunday He escaped jail previously in 2013, but was recaptured after three …

A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — A convicted leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful drug gangs has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence, and authorities were investigating whether he escaped like he did a decade ago from another facility. Ecuadorian authorities reported Sunday that Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito” and leader of Los Choneros gang, wasn’t in his cell, …

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The contest comes Sunday, and whoever wins the prize — a job that starts on Christmas — will face a difficult, if not impossible, task. “There’s nothing that fails like success,” said Lowell Gustafson, a Latin American politics professor at Villanova University. “Whoever wins this election is going to have to deal with this … but I …

Latest bridge bombing in Ecuador underscores grip of criminal gangs
1 year, 3 months ago

Latest bridge bombing in Ecuador underscores grip of criminal gangs

Al Jazeera  

Officials have framed the string of explosions as backlash to efforts to regain control of Ecuador’s embattled prisons. Criminal gangs in Ecuador have detonated explosive devices on a bridge, authorities said, causing damage to an inter-city route as the country contends with a wave of violence. Some of the recent explosions — which include four car bombs and the planting …

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security
1 year, 3 months ago

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various prisons, just weeks after the country was shaken by the assassination of a presidential candidate. Ecuador’s National Police reported no injuries resulting from the four explosions in Quito, the capital, and in …

Ecuadorian police arrest six after car bombs explode in Quito
1 year, 3 months ago

Ecuadorian police arrest six after car bombs explode in Quito

Al Jazeera  

South American nation is grappling with surge in violence as voters prepare for October presidential run-off. Police in Ecuador have arrested six suspects after a car bombing in a commercial area of the capital, Quito, as the South American nation grapples with a surge in violence that authorities say is linked to drug trafficking. The vehicle exploded due to the …

Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination
1 year, 4 months ago

Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate. “A heartfelt hug to the family of colleague Pedro Briones, fallen by the hands of violence.” The killing of Briones, who was a political leader …

Ecuador was calm and peaceful. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador was calm and peaceful. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Belen Diaz was walking home from college one evening when a motorcycle carrying two men made a menacing U-turn. “We are at the hands of drug trafficking, of evil in its entirety.” The country’s National Police tallied 3,568 violent deaths in the first six months of this year, far more than the 2,042 reported during the same …

Ecuador: Gang Leader Who Threatened Slain Prez Candidate Transferred to Max Security
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador: Gang Leader Who Threatened Slain Prez Candidate Transferred to Max Security

News 18  

Ecuador transferred a powerful gang leader, accused of threatening a presidential candidate before he was slain, to a maximum security prison via a massive military and police operation on Saturday, officials said. At dawn some 4,000 heavily armed agents entered Prison 8 in Guayaquil in southwestern Ecuador, where the head of the powerful Los Choneros criminal group, Jose Adolfo Macias, …

Ecuador gang boss who threatened Villavicencio moved to high-security jail
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador gang boss who threatened Villavicencio moved to high-security jail

Al Jazeera  

A week before his murder, slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio had accused Adolfo ‘Fito’ Macias of threatening him and his campaign team Authorities in Ecuador have transferred the leader of a powerful gang accused of threatening a presidential candidate before he was slain to a maximum security prison. About 4,000 soldiers and police officers were involved in the dawn operation …

Leader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate’s killing
1 year, 4 months ago

Leader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate’s killing

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Authorities moved the leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison Saturday, three days after the assassination of a presidential candidate who had denounced threats from the feared criminal. President Guillermo Lasso said the relocation of Los Choneros leader Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” was meant “for the safety of citizens and detainees.” The …

Cartel politics: The Hindu Editorial on an assassination and Ecuador’s fight against drugs
1 year, 4 months ago

Cartel politics: The Hindu Editorial on an assassination and Ecuador’s fight against drugs

The Hindu  

The assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador, just 11 days ahead of voting, shows that even its top politicians are not safe from organised gangs that have, in recent years, turned this South American nation into a hub of narco-trafficking. During the election campaign, he had promised measures to tackle gang violence such as building a maximum-security prison in …

Killing of Ecuador candidate deepens country’s sense of vulnerability to crime
1 year, 4 months ago

Killing of Ecuador candidate deepens country’s sense of vulnerability to crime

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The brazen assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio at a crowded political rally Wednesday night deepened the country’s sense of vulnerability to the crime that’s spread across the country in recent years. His shooting death has focused global attention on his country’s wave of violent deaths, which began about three years ago, and the connection between …

Is Ecuador succumbing to gang violence and organised crime?
1 year, 4 months ago

Is Ecuador succumbing to gang violence and organised crime?

Al Jazeera  

A state of emergency has been imposed after assassination of presidential candidate. Fernando Villavicencio is the third electoral candidate to be killed in Ecuador in a matter of weeks. The former investigative journalist campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, accusing government officials of having links to organised crime. Ecuador is struggling with rising gang violence and drug trafficking. Presenter: Adrian Finighan …

Ecuador beset by crime, economic woes ahead of presidential vote
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador beset by crime, economic woes ahead of presidential vote

Al Jazeera  

People in Ecuador have expressed pessimism ahead of upcoming presidential elections, as the South American nation struggles with economic turmoil and increasing crime and insecurity. But a lack of employment opportunities and rising insecurity – linked in part to increased activity among criminal groups – have pushed a growing number of people to leave Ecuador and seek opportunities elsewhere. “We’re …

How gang warfare jumped from Ecuador’s prisons to the open street
1 year, 4 months ago

How gang warfare jumped from Ecuador’s prisons to the open street

CNN  

CNN — Frantic purchases of ammunition, the daylight assassination of a mayor, and a growing body count inside Ecuador’s prisons signal that the country’s roiling security crisis is going from bad to worse. Security forces have struggled to confront the gangs inside overcrowded prisons, where inmates often take control of branches of the penitentiaries and run criminal networks from behind …

Ecuador assesses toll of prison violence as 17 guards still held
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador assesses toll of prison violence as 17 guards still held

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say they are still determining an official death toll after days of violence across Ecuador’s prisons. Authorities in Ecuador continue to assess the toll of a days-long spate of prison violence, after President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in the country’s detention system in a push to restore calm. Police said on Wednesday that they had recovered …

Ecuador suspends rights of assembly in some areas, deploys soldiers to prisons amid violence wave
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador suspends rights of assembly in some areas, deploys soldiers to prisons amid violence wave

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso is once again making use of the executive’s power to suspend people’s rights of assembly in some areas and mobilize the military in an attempt to quell the most recent wave of violence that has left at least 18 people dead in the South American country. The order covering the prisons came after …

Toll from Ecuador jail riots hits 31 as army wrests back control
1 year, 4 months ago

Toll from Ecuador jail riots hits 31 as army wrests back control

Al Jazeera  

Death toll from riots in Ecuador’s prisons climbs as soldiers storm a violence-hobbled jail in port of Guayaquil. Dozens of people have died from a wave of violence in Ecuador’s most dangerous prison, officials said, hours as President Guillermo Lasso imposed a 60-day state of emergency across the country’s penitentiary system. The prosecutor’s office raised the toll to 31 from …

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