Slovakian media said that Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired in the town of Handlova. A suspect has been detained.
Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting on Wednesday, according to his Facebook profile.
Deputy speaker of parliament Lubos Blaha confirmed the incident during a session of Slovakia’s Parliament and adjourned it until further notice, the Slovak TASR news agency said. Fico, a third-time premier, and his leftist Smer, or Direction, party, won Slovakia’s September 30 parliamentary elections, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message.
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