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10 October 201920.41 Five civilians, including an indigenous leader, were killed during protests in Ecuador against rising fuel prices. "The first victim is a man invested in Azuay, in the South. The other 4 in Quito", capital of the South American country. Clashes between demonstrators, mostly indigenous, and security forces, have characterized protests in the last two days against a series of austerity measures launched by the government after an agreement to obtain a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).