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Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated

Anti-corruption figure killed days before election amid sharp rise in violent and organised crime

The Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been shot dead as he left a campaign event in Quito, days before an election where the central issue is the rise violence and crime.

Videos on social media show Villavicencio, a former journalist who had collaborated with the Guardian and was outspoken about alleged links between organised crime and politics, surrounded by supporters and being escorted by security guards to a waiting vehicle when gunshots ring out as people start to scream and take cover.

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