Slovak PM Robert Fico wounded in shooting, now out of danger
The suspected shooter has been apprehended
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has been wounded in a shooting after a government meeting. He has been hospitalized. The suspected shooter has been apprehended.
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded in the chest, stomach and a limb in an assassination attempt.
The shots were fired when he emerged from a cabinet meeting in the city of Handlova. The shooter has been detained and identified.
– Fico was shot after a cabinet meeting in the city of Handlova in western Slovakia. Eyewitnesses heard four or five shots.
– According to the newspaper, the prime minister suffered wounds to one of his limbs, the stomach and the chest. He is in very serious condition. A helicopter ambulance rushed him to a hospital.
– Reuters reported that Fico was conscious when he arrived at the hospital, and his condition was stabilized.
– The detained shooter was detained. According to the Slovak mass media, he is a 71-year-old writer Juraj Cintula, who carried out the assassination attempt on Fico over disagreed with the government’s policy.
– European politicians strongly condemned the assassination attempt on Fico. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the incident undermines European diplomacy.
– The prime minister of neighboring Hungary, Viktor Orban, said he was shocked by the “heinous attack,” while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed support to his Slovak counterpart.
– The Belarusian Foreign Ministry also strongly condemned the attack on Fico.
The life of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, is now out of danger, Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba said.
He said that the surgery was successful and the prime minister is not in a critical condition.
Fico adheres to a principled position on Ukraine, advocating an immediate ceasefire and peace talks. His government, which took office in October 2023, has halted military supplies to Kiev, but provides humanitarian assistance. The prime minister speaks out for normalizing relations with Russia.
