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Killing of Ecuador candidate deepens country's sense of vulnerability to crime

The brazen assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio at a crowded political rally has deepened the country’s sense of vulnerability to its rising crime

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

Ecuador’s transformation into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing three-year surge of violence is weighing on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was to fight crime and corruption

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Ecuador’s descent into violence reaches new low with candidate’s assassination

Shock and horror after Fernando Villavicencio, who campaigned on tough-on-crime platform, killed in burst of gunfire in Quito

The Guardian - US · Aug 10, 2023

Afternoon Update: Hawaii wildfires kill six; Coalition defeated on medicines; and a breakthrough on endometriosis?

Over 4,000 people have been displaced after fires fanned by Hurricane Dora tore through the historic town of Lahaina

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2023

Anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinated after campaign rally

An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital.

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023

Presidential candidate in Ecuador assassinated at campaign rally

Fernando Villavicencio shot amid a startling wave of violence in South American nation

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at a campaign event

Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso said.

WEKU · Aug 10, 2023

Ecuador’s presidential candidate assassinated at campaign event in Quito amid violence in country

Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate in Ecuador, was shot and killed at a rally in Quito. President Lasso promised justice and said organized crime had gone too far. Villavicencio was a critic of the former President Correa and had filed many complaints against high-ranking members.

The Hindu · Aug 10, 2023

A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at campaign event

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed by unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country’s capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso said

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

Ecuador's Lasso declares state of emergency after killing of presidential candidate

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Thursday declared a state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, known for speaking up against corruption, was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital amid a wave of startling violence in the South American country.

France 24 · Aug 10, 2023