Slovak prime minister Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot
An area of the F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was taken after a shooting incident in Handlova, is cordoned off, in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said.
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