Quito, Sep 30 (UNI) Ecuador’s government on Monday condemned violent incidents over the weekend in Imbabura province, which left one citizen dead, 12 soldiers injured, and 17 others missing amid massive protests. The protests were triggered after the government announced on September 12 that it would end diesel subsidies. Diesel price soon surged, sparking fierce opposition from transport unions, Indigenous communities, and workers. Protesters ambushed a convoy carrying food supplies to northern highland communities, presidential spokeswoman Carolina Jaramillo told a press conference. “These terrorist acts disguised as protests are not peaceful,” she said, adding that groups of “terrorists” had infiltrated the protests, aiming to provoke clashes among Ecuadorians.