UPDATE 1-Explosions reported on two bridges along Ecuador coast

(Adds details and minister's quote) QUITO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Explosive devices reportedly went off on two bridges on routes along the Ecuadorean coast, the country's infrastructure minister said on Wednesday, as violence ramps up a day after a car bomb outside a Guayaquil shopping mall left one person dead. A second vehicle containing explosives was found nearby, but it did not detonate and was deactivated.

(Adds details and minister's quote) QUITO, Oct 15 (Reuters) -

Explosive devices reportedly went off on two bridges on routes along the Ecuadorean coast, the country's infrastructure minister said on Wednesday, as violence ramps up a day after a car bomb outside a Guayaquil shopping mall left one person dead. Minister Roberto Luque said on X that the explosive attacks had aimed to disrupt traffic.

"We are deployed at the sites, working on a damage assessment to determine the current state of these structures," he said. On Tuesday, a

car exploded outside a shopping mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, killing one person and injuring several others. A second vehicle containing explosives was found nearby, but it did not detonate and was deactivated.

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