Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated after a rally in Quito
9.8.2023 03:01:33
Jose Jacome
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epa10792675 A supporter of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio reacts outside the clinic where the politician was taken after being shot, in Quito, Ecuador, 09 August 2023. Villavicencio was shot dead on 09 August 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