Ex-mayoral candidate killed in west Ecuador

QUITO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A former mayoral candidate for the Ecuadorian city of Portoviejo, in western Manabi province, was murdered in the north of the city on Tuesday, police said.

A motorcycle with two people on board opened fire on the victim inside a vehicle which was parked in front of a security company, and the victim was identified as 41-year-old Jose Mendoza, Manabi police chief Fabary Montalvo said.