A live broadcast by station TC was interrupted on Tuesday by a group of gunmen who were wearing hoods.
Footage has shown that a group of armed men broke into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened staff.
A live broadcast by station TC was interrupted on Tuesday by the group, who were wearing hoods and carrying guns.
Staff were forced on to the floor, before the live feed cut out.
A 60-day state of emergency began in Ecuador on Monday after a convicted gang leader vanished from his prison cell.
The hooded men were seen leaving the TC studios, with police seen entering the set about 30 minutes after.
Police managed to evacuate the staff safely.
Several suspects have been arrested.
Following the incident, President Daniel Noboa declared an internal armed conflict and listed several organised crime groups as terrorist organisations and non-state actors.
At least seven police officers have been kidnapped by gang members since Monday.
Nearly 40 other inmates, including another convicted drug lord, escaped another prison early Tuesday.
It is not clear whether the storming of the television station is linked to the prison escape.
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