Quito, Ecuador: Violent clashes between Indigenous protesters and police broke out for a second straight day in Ecuador's capital on Friday (Saturday in Manila), as the country's president accused demonstrators of attempting a coup.

Nearly two weeks into protests that have left six people dead and dozens injured, thousands of demonstrators angry at rising fuel prices threw rocks and Molotov cocktails and shot off fireworks near the congress building in Quito.

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