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Ecuador: Presidential candidate shot dead at campaign event | DW News
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6:08Now PlayingEcuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated at a campaign rally on Wednesday evening.
In the wake of the shooting, Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso declared a nationwide state of emergency for 60 days.
Footage of the incident shows Villavicencio leaving the event and entering a vehicle when gunshots can suddenly be heard.
He was wounded and taken to a nearby medical center before he died. It was initially unclear how many other people at the event were injured during the shooting.
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