Native Ecuadoreans detain, then free, police in anti-austerity conflict
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Indigenous leaders in Ecuador freed eight police officers after parading them before an angry crowd for several hours in retribution for a government crackdown on anti-austerity protests that have shaken President Lenin Moreno’s government.