Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated after a rally in Quito
23.5.2023 07:00:00
Jose Jacome
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epa10792624 (FILE) - Ecuador's presidential candidate, former legislator Fernando Villavicencio, speaks during an interview with EFE in Quito, Ecuador, 23 May 2023 (reissued 10 August 2023). Villavicencio was shot dead while he exited a campaign event in a central sector of Quito. 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