Ecuador candidate Noboa unhurt amid gunfire at event, legislature hopeful says

FILE PHOTO: Ecuador presidential candidate Daniel Noboa of the Accion Democratica Nacional party, who is wearing a bulletproof vest, makes remarks as he arrives to participate in a presidential debate, in Quito, Ecuador August 13, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Toro/File Photo

QUITO (Reuters) - Gunfire interrupted a caravan being held by Ecuador presidential candidate Daniel Noboa on Thursday, local media reported.

Noboa and others accompanying him were unhurt in the incident, said legislative candidate Jonathan Parra on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb)