Here's why Ecuador raided the Mexican Embassy, sparking a diplomatic row
Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador's police forced their way into the Mexican Embassy in the capital Quito to arrest a former vice-president on graft charges.
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![TOPSHOT - Picture released by API showing Ecuadorian police special forces attempting to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glas, on April 5, 2024. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ordered on April 5, 2024 the Police officers in riot gear attempt to break into a gated and fenced area with a battering ram.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7166034.1712438890!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2133957205.jpg)
Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador's police forced their way into the Mexican Embassy in the capital Quito to arrest a former vice-president on graft charges.