Slovakia's prime minister shot and wounded, taken to hospital
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. My thoughts are also with his family and close ones.......
May 15, 2024