Ecuador Presidential Candidate Assassinated, Suspect Shot Dead

  • Anti-graft campaigner murdered less than two weeks before vote
  • Soaring violence has made Ecuador more violent than Colombia
Ecuador's President Declares 60-Day State of Emergency After AssassinationSource: Bloomberg
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Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a journalist known for his crusade against corruption, was assassinated less than two weeks before an election where soaring drug violence dominated the campaign.

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