Included below are photos from the ecuador coup attempt, and the reactions across Latin America.
Read the updates on the coup attempt here.
Ecuador Protest(01 of13)
Protesting police burn tires at the entrance of their police base in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. The government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angered by a law that cuts their benefits, shut down airports and blocked highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo/Patricio Realpe) (credit:AP)
Ecuador Protest(02 of13)
A supporter of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa waves a picture of Correa as tires burn in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. Ecuador's government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angry over a law that would cut their benefits, plunged Ecuador into chaos, roughing up Correa, shutting down airports and blocking highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo/Patricio Realpe) (credit:AP)
Policemen disperse Ecuadorean President'(03 of13)
Policemen disperse Ecuadorean President's supporters in Quito on September 30, 2010. Ecuador was in the grip of a coup, the head of the Organization of American States which groups 35 countries from around the region said Thursday. Ecuador's military chief on Thursday ordered renegade police to end an uprising against the government and surrender, as the country was thrown into turmoil by the crisis. AFP PHOTO/RODRIGO BUENDIA (Photo credit should read RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Ecuador Protest(04 of13)
Burning tires and a gate block the entrance to a police base in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. The government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angered by a law that cuts their benefits, shut down airports and blocked highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) (credit:AP)
Ecuador Protest(05 of13)
Supporters of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa protest against rebellious police outside the hospital where Ecuador's President Rafael Correa is located in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. The government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angered by a law that cuts their benefits, shut down airports and blocked highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo/Patricio Realpe) (credit:AP)
Ecuador Protest(06 of13)
A supporter of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa holds a poster of Correa as he gathers with other supporters outside the government palace in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. The government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angered by a law that cuts their benefits, shut down airports and blocked highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
Nicaragua Ecuador Protest(07 of13)
Antonio Preciado, Ecuador's ambassador in Nicaragua, speaks with the press inside Ecuador's embassy in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. Ecuador's government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angry over a law that would cut their benefits, plunged Ecuador into chaos, roughing up Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, shutting down airports and blocking highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:AP)
Venezuela Ecuador Protest(08 of13)
People gather outside Ecuador%u2019s embassy to show support for Ecuador's President Rafael Correa in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. Ecuador's government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angered by a law that cuts their benefits, shut down airports and blocked highways in a nationwide strike in Ecuador. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:AP)
Ecuador Protest(09 of13)
Supporters of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa stand before police who are protesting a new law in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. The government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police angered by a law that cuts their benefits shut down airports and blocked highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) (credit:AP)
Ecuador Protest(10 of13)
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, center, wearing a gas mask, is caught in the middle of a police protest at a police base in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. The government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angered by a law that cuts their benefits, shut down airports and blocked highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) (credit:AP)
APTOPIX Ecuador Protest(11 of13)
Supporters of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa protest against rebellious police outside the hospital where Ecuador's President Rafael Correa is located in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday Sept. 30, 2010. The government declared a state of siege Thursday after rebellious police, angered by a law that cuts their benefits, shut down airports and blocked highways in a nationwide strike. (AP Photo/Patricio Realpe) (credit:AP)
Ecuador Protest(12 of13)
Wearing a gas mask, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, second from left, back to camera, is helped as he run away from tear gas during a protest of police officers and soldiers against a new law that cuts their benefits at a police base in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. There were no reports of serious violence against the government, but President Rafael Correa was hospitalized due to the effects of tear gas after being shouted down and pelted with water as he tried to speak with a group of police protesters. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) (credit:AP)
Ecuadoren riot policemen arrest a presid(13 of13)
Ecuadoren riot policemen arrest a presidential body guard in front of the Police Hospital in Quito on September 30. 2010. Ecuador's military chief on Thursday ordered renegade police to end an uprising against the government and surrender, as the country was thrown into turmoil by the crisis. AFP PHOTO/RODRIGO BUENDIA (Photo credit should read RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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