HANDLOVA (Slovakia), May 15 — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination today, the...
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Fico, 59, was rushed to hospital in the central city of Handlova after holding a government meeting there, and was being transported by helicopter to the city of Banska Bystrica for urgent treatment, it said. Emergency Services said they had received information about a man being shot in Handlova shortly after 2.30pm and sent an emergency helicopter to a 59-year old patient.Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, led condemnation of the attack, which also shocked the European Union and NATO member state’s allies in central Europe.
During a three-decade career, Fico has moved between the pro-European mainstream and nationalistic positions opposed to European Union and US policies. He has also shown a willingness to change course depending on public opinion or changed political realities.
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