All 6 suspects arrested in Ecuador presidential candidate assassination from Colombia

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On Friday, Ecuador continues to reel from the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. A state of emergency has been declared and Villavicencio’s supporters are gathering to mourn him. Late Thursday, the Ecuadorian attorney general’s office confirmed all six suspects arrested are Colombian — and so too is the suspected shooter, killed by law enforcement. To learn more, Carol Hills spoke to Elizabeth Dickinson. She’s senior analyst in Colombia for the International Crisis Group. 

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