Former Assembly member and Ecuador presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, speaks to journalists at the Attorney General's Office in Quito on August 8.
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Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event
A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South American country.
