Bring this up to date on what we know about the events surrounding this assassination. We know about the events surrounding this assassination. Know about the events surrounding this assassination. We know that at least three persons this assassination. We know that at least three persons attempted least three persons attempted against the life of Fernando Villavicencio. We know one is also dead. We know the candidate was in the meeting in quito, the capital of the meeting in quito, the capital of the country, and when he left the meeting, he was killed. Obviously, that was really serious news for all the candidates, they are all concerned about what happened. We have criminal Political Violence in ecuador before but this is something completely new. A candidate for the presidency killed in the middle of a campaign. It is presidency killed in the middle of a cammin, , presidency killed in the middle of a camcain. , i, campaign. It is absolutely shocking, isnt it . Made campaign. It is
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