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Ecuador former police chief Edgar Vaca arrested in the US
Police in the United States have arrested former Ecuadorean police commander Edgar Vaca, who is accused of human rights abuses.
The interior minister in Quito issued a statement saying that the retired general was arrested in Washington and will be extradited to Ecuador.
Mr Vaca and nine other officers have been accused of kidnapping and torturing three left-wing rebel in 1985.
He denies all the charges.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25956631