Suspects in Ecuador candidate assassination are Colombian: Police

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Suspects in Ecuador candidate assassination are Colombian: Police
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One of the alleged attackers was shot and killed by security personnel, and six other people were arrested. theSun theSundaily assasination crime Ecuador Colombian

Police officers stand next to seized firearms, in the aftermath of the killing of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, in a location given as Quito, Ecuador in this screen grab from a video released on August 10, 2023. REUTERSPIX: Six people arrested in connection with the assassination of a popular presidential candidate in Ecuador, as well as one attacker who was shot dead, were all Colombians, police said Thursday.

He had added that “those arrested belong to organized crime gangs,“ without connecting the assassination to any one of the country’s multiple groups known for drug trafficking. One of the alleged attackers was shot and killed by security personnel, and six other people were arrested.Villavicencio's body was transported from a forensic lab to a funeral home north of Quito for a private wake.

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