Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated after a rally in Quito
10.8.2023 09:35:26
Jose Jacome
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epa10793267 Police agents stand on guard at the morgue where the body of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was brought, in Quito, Ecuador, 10 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