Ecuador leader ‘freed by troops’

Soldiers in Ecuador have rescued President Rafael Correa from the hospital where he was holed up, local media report.

Ecuadorean TV showed live footage of a gunfight between army and police outside the police hospital in Quito.

During the battle, Mr Correa was apparently taken out of the hospital in a wheelchair.

The violence follows a day of unrest in Ecuador amid claims of a coup attempt.

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