Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a 'life-threatening condition' in hospital following an 'assassination attempt,' his office has said. Fico was shot following a cabinet meeting in the central town of Handlova.
Local broadcaster TA3 reported that four shots were fired in the central Slovakian town, one hitting Prime Minister Fico in the stomach. Handlova hospital director Marta Eckhardtova confirmed Fico was brought to the hospital.
His office mentioned he was being taken to another hospital in the nearby city of Banska, in a 'life-threatening condition,' as an acute intervention was necessary, making a transfer to Bratislava impossible.
Fico's personal Facebook account mentioned that the leader 'has been shot multiple times' and indicated that 'the next few hours will decide' his condition, implying a critical state.
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