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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon and taken to hospital.
Incident occured in town of Handlova
The Associated Press
· Posted: May 15, 2024 9:42 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon and taken to hospital.
Reports on TA3, a Slovakian TV station, said that Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova, where the leader was meeting with supporters. Handlova is about 150 kilometres northeast of the capital, Bratislava.
A suspect has been detained, the reports said, as police sealed off the scene.
Lubos Blaha, deputy speaker of Slovakia's parliament, confirmed the incident during a session of the legislature and adjourned it until further notice, the Slovak TASR news agency said.
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