QUITO, Aug 15, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - A local politician in Ecuador was killed Monday, less than a week after a presidential front-runners was gunned down at a campaign rally for elections this weekend, party officials said. "Ecuador is going through its bloodiest period," said Gonzalez, a close former associate of Correa. One of his main feats as a journalist was to have put the former president Correa, who served from 2007-2017, in the dock thanks to one of his investigations. Most of Ecuador has been under a state of emergency and President Guillermo Lasso has blamed organized crime for the killing of Villavicencio. Six Colombians were arrested as part of the probe and one was killed shortly after the attack by the candidate's bodyguards.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha August 15, 2023 02:10 UTC