BREAKING NEWS

Mayor of Ecuadorian city of Manta assassinated in attack

The mayor of the Ecuadorian Pacific port city of Manta, Agustin Intriago, was shot dead on Sunday, authorities said, in a brazen attack that stunned the political establishment.

Police said the 38-year-old Intriago, who was re-elected as mayor of Manta in February, had been inspecting public works in the city at the time of the attack.

In a video shared on social media, local police commander Alex Salgado told reporters Intriago had been hit by an undetermined number of bullets and a woman had also died in the incident, describing her as a "collateral victim."

The municipal government of Manta said on its Twitter account that Intriago had been shot dead.

Police said on Twitter that officers had secured a truck with a grenade inside it and a gun nearby which investigators believe may have been used in the attack.