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Ecuador Accuses Venezuela of Fomenting Widespread Unrest

Martin Arostegui

   MADRID - Weeklong protests that have shaken Ecuador and driven its
   government from the capital threaten to aggravate wider regional
   tensions, with President Lenin Moreno accusing Venezuela and its allies
   of scheming to foment the unrest.

   Moreno suggested in a speech broadcast Monday that Venezuelan President
   Nicolas Maduro had plotted with Ecuador's former leftist leader, Rafael
   Correa, to stir up the nationwide protests that were sparked by
   IMF-ordered austerity measures, including the elimination of fuel
   subsidies in the oil-producing nation.

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