Assassinated Ecuador presidential candidate boasted about not needing bulletproof vest just days ago

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who has been assassinated ahead of the elections, boasted just days ago about being warned to wear a bullet-proof vest.

"They have told me to wear a (bulletproof) vest but here I am in a sweaty shirt, let the drug lords come, let the hitmen and vaccinators come", he told the crowd, seemingly unphased.

He was today shot while getting into a car following a campaign rally. A criminal gang called Los Lobos (The Wolves) has claimed responsibility.

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