Ecuador sees rise in violence as bomb threat evacuates busy capital area

Ecuador faced a day of heightened security challenges as a bomb threat in the capital, Quito, prompted evacuations near a bus station, although no explosives were found.

The backpack turned out to not have any explosives, authorities said, but it followed five similar incidents in the capital Wednesday with actual explosives. Explosives packed in two vehicles, at a pedestrian bridge and near a prison, caused minor damage but no deaths or injuries.