The Ecuadorean government denounced opposition plans to pull off a coup d'etat in Thursday's protests. The attempted coup was to involve blockading the Quito and Guayaquil airports, closing bridges along the Colombian and Peruvian border, occupy the governmental palace, and using assault troops to support front-line protesters. Government ministers accused some opposition lawmakers of coordinating efforts with former colonel Mario Pasmiño to provoke chaos during today's protests. teleSUR
