Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday, according to his Facebook profile. A suspect has bee detained.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, center, speaks with people before a cabinet meeting in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, on Wednesday.Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, center, speaks with people before a cabinet meeting in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, on Wednesday.PRAGUE — Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile.
There were reactions of shock from across Europe, and some were calling it an attempted assassination of the leader in the NATO state, although no motive for the shooting was immediately apparent. The shooting in Slovakia comes three weeks ahead of crucial European Parliament elections, in which populist and hard-right parties in the 27-nation bloc appear poised to make gains.Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a press conference before he was shot and injured after the cabinet's session in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, on Wednesday.
"We absolutely and strongly condemn violence and today's shooting of Premier Robert Fico," said Progressive Slovakia leader Michal Simecka."At the same time we call on all politicians to refrain from any expressions and steps which could contribute to further increasing the tension.""I'm shocked," Caputova said."I wish Robert Fico a lot of strength in this critical moment and a quick recovery from this attack.
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