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Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis, from the development of Aug 11, 2023

Newest development Aug 12, 2023 · 2 reportsSlain candidate is mourned in Ecuador

Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor’s office said Friday.

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    Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

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    Slain candidate is mourned in Ecuador

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    An Ecuadorian police report says the six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption presidential candidate are Colombian nationals. Authorities are still investigating the motive behind a crime that has shocked a nation already reeling from a surge in drug-related violence.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians as suspects in assassination of presidential candidate (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    An Ecuadorian police report says the six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption presidential candidate are Colombian nationals.

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor’s office said Friday.

  4. Just the News

    Ecuador arrests six Colombians in connection with assassination of presidential candidate (opens Just the News)

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    Authorities captured the six men in a Quito home.

  5. Local News 8

    Ecuador says six suspects arrested for presidential candidate assassination are Colombian (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ana Canizares, Sahar Akbarzai, Anna Gorzowska and Helen Regan, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — Six suspects arrested in connection with the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian nationals and gang members, authorities have confirmed, as a former vice p…

  6. NBC News

    Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate (opens NBC News)

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    The assassination in broad daylight less than two weeks before the special presidential election underscored the challenge Ecuador’s next leader will face.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Ecuador detains 6 Colombians in assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Ecuador will hold six Colombian men as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption.

  8. The Boston Globe

    Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Ecuador’s transformation into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing three-year surge of violence is weighing on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was to fight crime and corruption.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ecuador makes 6 arrests in killing (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    The six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate are Colombian nationals, a police report said Thursday as authorities investigated the motive for a crime that shocked a nation already reeling from a surge in drug-related violence.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians over candidate's assassination – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Fernando Villavicencio, known for speaking up against drug cartels, was assassinated in Quito. The government said it was pursuing the "intellectual authors" of the murder.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Slain candidate is mourned in Ecuador (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life's work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor's office said Friday.

  12. The Columbian

    Ecuador holds six in investigation of politician’s slaying (opens The Columbian)

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    QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and co

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