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Slovakia's prime minister shot and wounded, taken to hospital

(L-R) Slovak Minister of Investment, Regional Development and Information Richard Rai, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Richard Takae, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Denisa Sakova, Prime Minister Robert Fico and Minister of Transport Jozef Ra Jr. speak during a press conference after a government meeting in Handlova Radovan Stoklasa/TASR/dpa
DPA International
May 15, 2024

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has been injured in a shooting and taken to hospital, news agency TASR reported.

The shooting took place after a Cabinet meeting in the town of Handlová, the agency reported, citing the deputy leader of Fico's left-wing nationalist Smer party, Ľuboš Blaha.

"Utterly shocked by today's brutal and reckless attack on Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, which I condemn in strongest possible terms," wrote President Zuzana Čaputová on X. "I wish him lot of strength in this critical moment and early recovery."

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