Ecuador orders US military group to leave

Published April 26, 2014 12:06am ET



QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has ordered the U.S. Embassy’s military group, about 20 Defense Department employees, to leave the country by month’s end, in a further indication of strained relations.

The group was ordered to halt operations in Ecuador in a letter dated April 7, the U.S. Embassy confirmed Friday.

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