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(Update 1: Adds details, changes date, new head, lede, edits throughout) Quito, Aug 10 (EFE).- Six people were arrested Wednesday in connection to the assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot hours earlier while leaving a campaign rally in Quito. The arrests were made during raids carried out in Conocoto and San …

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency in three provinces following a shooting incident that resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including the mayor of the port city.

Ecuadorian authorities Monday declared a new state of emergency and curfew in two provinces and one city following an escalation in acts of violence, including the murder of the mayor of Manta, the country's third-largest city.