Ecuador's presidential candidate shot dead

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Ecuador's presidential candidate shot dead

STORY: Ecuador's presidential candidate shot dead DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Quito CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the armed attack STORYLINE: Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso confirmed that Ecuador's candidate for the presidential election later this month Fernando Villavicencio was killed on Wednesday in an armed attack following a political rally held in Quito, the country's capital. Lasso said through his account on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter that "My solidarity and condolences to his wife and daughters. Because of their memory and their struggle, I assure you that this crime will not go unpunished." The incident occurred in the middle of an electoral campaign and 11 days before the presidential election scheduled for Aug. 20. Lasso's successor and 137 members of the country's National Assembly will be elected then. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Quito. (XHTV)

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