Four arrested in alleged plot against Ecuador president

QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadorean officials say at least three Colombians have been arrested in an alleged plot against President Rafael Correa.

Prosecutor Washington Pesantez says a preliminary investigation uncovered a plot by four Colombians to kill Ecuador's leftist president. But Security Minister Gustavo Larrea said Thursday that only three of the suspects are Colombian and the fourth Ecuadorean.

Pesantez said the Colombians were working with Ecuadorean associates but that the investigation had uncovered no further information about the alleged assassination attempt.

Correa has been informed about the alleged plot. The men were arrested in Ecuador's capital, Quito

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