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Gunmen shoot 12 dead at Ecuador cockfight

Police in Ecuador say they have arrested four people in connection with an attack by gunmen at a cockfighting ring in which 12 people died.

Weapons and replica police and army uniforms were seized during police raids in the north-western Manab? province on Friday - a day after the attack in the rural community of La Valencia.

Footage of the attack shared on social media showed gunmen entering the ring and opening fire, as terrified spectators dived for cover.

Reports in local media suggested the attackers in fake military gear were members of a criminal gang whose rivals were at the cockfight.