By Kylie Madry

(Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa was traveling to a rural town by car on Tuesday when his convoy was met by angry protestors who threw rocks at the vehicle, in what his government has described as an attempt on his life.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Videos showed windows cracking as Noboa’s car was pelted by stones thrown by protestors who were blocking the road he and aides were taking to an event at a new sewage works.

The government said five people were detained in the incident. Prosecutors have said they intend to charge them with attempted homicide.

WHY WAS HIS CAR ATTACKED?

Indigenous and other rural groups launched widespread protests last month after Noboa ended a subsidy on consumer diesel prices. Protests have spread, leading Noboa to declare states of emergen

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