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Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated during campaign rally

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Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was reportedly shot dead on Wednesday evening in Quito, Ecuador. According to the news agency AFP, Interior Minister Juan Zapata revealed that Villavicencio was shot dead after a campaign rally. The 59-year-old was one of the eight candidates in the first round of the presidential polls scheduled to take place later this month on August 20.