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The second attack took place in the seaside resort in the municipality of San Vicente, where two people died.<br \/>According to preliminary reports, both incidents happened in the early hours of Monday, when armed men intercepted the victims. The motives are still under police investigation.<br \/>The attacks occurred just days after a Manabi massacre on Feb. 12 in the municipality of Santa Ana, where six people were killed in a rural estate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least nine people were killed in two near-simultaneous armed attacks in Ecuador&#8217;s Pacific coastal province of Manabi on Monday, the National Police said.The first attack, which left seven dead, occurred in the rural area in the Jama municipality. 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