New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- A pickup truck exploded on a crowded shopping street in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on October 14 evening, resulting in one death and two injuries. The governor described the incident as a deliberate attack.

Maj. Jorge Montanero from the Guayaquil fire department informed the local TV station Ecuavisa that the fatality was a nearby taxi driver. He also mentioned that police are currently checking all vehicles in the vicinity.

"We're evacuating all of the building as a precaution," Montanero said. When asked if it could have been a car bomb, he mentioned they would have to wait for police to investigate. "We don't know, but a normal car doesn't blow up like that," he said.

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