Anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinated at campaign event
An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the South American country.
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00:00 A candidate in Ecuador's upcoming presidential election has been shot dead minutes after
00:05 hosting a rally in the capital.
00:07 59-year-old centrist Fernando Villa Vicenzo was known for speaking up against corruption
00:13 and had revealed he recently received multiple death threats.
00:17 It's
00:42 the latest attack in a recent uptick of startling violence in the South American country.
00:50 Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso has blamed the killing on organised crime.
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