Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated after a rally in Quito
9.8.2023 03:01:33
Jose Jacome
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epa10792618 The area outside the Women's Clinic, where the candidate for the Presidency of Ecuador Fernando Villavicencio was transferred, remains cordoned off by the authorities, in Quito, Ecuador, 09 August 2023. Villavicencio was assassinated on 09 August after being shot by unknown persons at the exit of an electoral rally for his electoral campaign in a central sector of Quito, as confirmed by the Ecuadorian government. The Minister of the Interior, Juan Zapata, confirmed the crime and claimed that the attack was perpetrated by hitmen who also injured other people. EPA-EFE/JOSE JACOME