A popular Ecuadorian presidential candidate was shot dead on 9th of August at a political campaign rally in capital, Quito. Fernando Villavicencio was renowned for speaking up against corruption. In a video released on social media, heavily armed masked men claiming to belong to Ecuador’s second largest criminal organization, Los Lobos meaning the wolves, claimed responsibility for the killing. However, hours later, another video surfaced in which another group, not wearing masks this time, asserted they were Los Lobos and denied any role in the assassination. Furthermore, they claimed that the video released earlier was an attempt by their rivals Los Choneros to set them up for the murder. Outgoing president Guillermo Lasso declared three days of mourning and a 60-day national state of emergency. National elections though, slated to be held on August 20th, will be held as scheduled. A historically peaceful country, Ecuador has witnessed an uptick in violence recently as drug traffickers flocked to the South American nation.
Mohammed Saleh brings you this report.
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