Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot in head
and chest, reports say
Fico was shot in the head and chest, according to
eyewitnesses, and evacuated by his security detail
MAY 15,
2024 3:31 PM CET
BY DOUGLAS
BUSVINE
https://www.politico.eu/article/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot-head-chest/
Slovak
Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot on Wednesday after a government meeting,
local media reported, suffering injuries to his head and chest before he was
taken from the scene by his security detail.
A woman at
the scene in the town of Handlová, central Slovakia was cited by news outlet
MNT.SK as saying that she had heard three or four shots. She saw Fico fall to
the ground with head and chest injuries. A witness told Reuters he heard
several shots and a man was detained by police.
The
populist prime minister won a general election last October and has faced
widespread criticism for polarising politics in the central European nation
with pro-Russian comments and a push to extend state control over the media.
This
developing story is being updated
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