Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated after a rally in Quito
9.8.2023 03:01:33
Jose Jacome
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epa10792721 Police escort the forensics truck transporting the body of the candidate for the Presidency of Ecuador Fernando Villavicencio, in Quito, Ecuador, 09 August 2023. Villavicencio was shot to death 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. At least nine people were injured in the attack, and the alleged perpetrator died after a shootout with security personnel, according to a statement from the Ecuadorian Attorney General's Office. EPA-EFE/Jose Jacome