Ecuador Arrests Colombian Suspects in Presidential Candidate Assassination
TL;DR
Six suspects arrested in connection with the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian nationals and gang members. Villavicencio, an anti-corruption campaigner, was shot dead at a campaign rally in Quito. The killing comes amid a deadly escalation of violence in Ecuador, fueled by drug trafficking and a turf war between criminal organizations. The attack prompted Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso to request help from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, and he declared a state of emergency for 60 days. The assassination has sparked condemnation from around the world, and a judge has ordered the preventive detention of the suspects.
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