Mexico is breaking off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president who has sought political asylum there after being indicted on corruption. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made the announcement Friday evening after Ecuadorian police forced their way into the Mexican [&#8230;]

Mexico suspends diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raid embassy

Police break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador on Friday, April 5, 2024.
PHOTO/APMexico is breaking off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president who has sought political asylum there after being indicted on corruption.
Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 5, 2024.
PHOTO/APPolice broke into the external doors of the Mexican diplomatic headquarters in the Ecuadorian capital and entered the main patio to get Glas.
The Mexican embassy in Quito remained under heavy police guard late Friday.