Anti-corruption presidential candidate shot dead in Ecuador
Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio waves an Ecuadorian flag as he attends a rally in Quito at which he was shot dead. Photo: Reuters
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been shot and killed by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country’s capital of Quito, president Guillermo Lasso said.
The killing on Wednesday comes amid a startling wave of violence in the South American nation, with drug trafficking and violent killings on the rise.
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