Ecuador protests: Police arrive to disperse anti-government demonstrations in Quito

Police arrived to disperse hundreds of protesters who converged on Ecuador’s capital on Wednesday as anti-government demonstrations and clashes prompted the president to move his besieged administration out of Quito. Protesters threw bricks and lit tires on fire, provoking police to respond with tear gas as they blocked the roads. The South American country of 17 million appeared to be at a dangerous impasse, paralyzed by a lack of public transport and blockaded roads that were taking a toll on an alread