At least one person was killed when a pick-up truck exploded outside a shopping mall in Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, on Tuesday evening local time.
Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg said police had found explosive devices inside the remains of the truck.
Police also carried out a controlled blast after finding a second car containing explosives parked nearby, according Reimberg.
The minister blamed criminal gangs for the deadly attack.
"The devices were professionally manufactured by criminal groups aiming to sow chaos," he wrote on X.
