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Slovakia Prime Minister In ‘Life Threatening Condition’ After Shooting Incident
Robert Fico was ‘shot multiple times and is currently in a life-threatening condition,’ his Facebook account says
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a “life-threatening condition” after he was shot and injured on Wednesday, his Facebook account said in a statement.
“He was shot multiple times and is currently in a life-threatening condition,” the statement said, adding that he is being transported to Banska Bystrica due to the necessity of an “acute intervention.”
According to the state-run TASR news agency, the incident took place when an attacker fired several shots in front of the House of Culture in the central city of Handlova, where a government meeting was held.
The attacker was detained after the attack, it added.
Local JOJ television reported that a man in the crowd opened fire at the prime minister when he came out of the building to greet the residents of the city.
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