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Attempted assassination of Robert Fico

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Shooting of Robert Fico
File:Handlova House of Culture.png
Handlová House of Culture, where Robert Fico was shot
LocationHandlová, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
Date15 May 2024; 4 months ago (2024-05-15)
TargetRobert Fico
Attack type
Assassination attempt, shooting
WeaponsFirearm
InjuredRobert Fico

On 15 May 2024, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico was shot in Handlová. The attack has been described as an assassination attempt.[1]

Shooting

The shooting occurred outside a cultural centre in Handlová, which hosted a government discussion. Fico was giving a speech to a crowd at the time of the shooting. According to journalists, several sounds of gunfire were heard and Fico collapsed to the floor.[2] The alleged assailant was captured by several people and police cordoned off the area.[3][4] Three other ministers were escorted away from the scene.[5]

Fico was carried into a car by medical personnel[6] and taken to Handlová Hospital, before being airlifted to Banská Bystrica Hospital. An interior ministry official said Fico was conscious while being transported.[7] According to TA3, a local broadcaster, four shots were fired with one shot striking Fico in his stomach area and others striking his head and chest.[8][4][9] Plus jeden deň reported that Fico's condition was severe.[5]

Assailant

A man in his 70s was detained by police shortly after the shooting. Denník N identified him as a man from Levice who possessed a pistol legally.[10]

Response

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ľuboš Blaha confirmed the shooting during a parliament session which was later suspended.[8] The interior ministry described it as an assassination attempt.[11] Zuzana Čaputová, Slovakia's outgoing President, called the shooting "brutal and ruthless" and expressed shock for the attack and solidarity with Fico.[4] Similar sentiments were expressed by Michal Šimečka, leader of the opposition party Progressive Slovakia.[12]

Czechia's Prime Minister, Petr Fiala condemned the attack.[13] The German chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also expressed their shock and condemnation.[11] Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack "appalling" and expressed solidarity with the people of Slovakia.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Slovakian prime minister shot in assassination attempt, rushed to hospital". ABC News. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Slovakia's prime minister Robert Fico shot - live updates Updated 2 minutes ago". The Telegraph. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Slovak PM Fico in hospital after being shot". BBC News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Slovakia's prime minister wounded in shooting". Associated Press. The Washington Post. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Atentát na premiéra: Na Roberta Fica strieľal útočník, premiér padol na zem" [Assassination of the prime minister: Robert Fico was shot by an assailant, the prime minister fell to the ground]. Plénum. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico injured in shooting". France 24. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Fico in life-threatening condition - govt office". Sky News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Slovakia: Prime Minister Fico injured in shooting - reports". DW News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot in head and chest, reports say". POLITICO. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Šokujúce detaily atentátu na Roberta Fica: Muž, ktorý strieľal, písal básne o smrti" [Shocking details of Robert Fitz's assassination: The man who shot wrote poems about death]. Plus 7 Dní (in Slovak). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Slovakian prime minister shot in 'brutal' attack while meeting supporters". Sky News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Spari contro il premier slovacco Robert Fico: è ferito". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 15 May 2024.
  13. ^ Vizváryová, Barbora (15 May 2024). "Fiala: Správa o postrelení Fica je šokujúca, násilie sa nedá tolerovať" [Fiala: The news about Fico's shooting is shocking, violence cannot be tolerated]. TASR (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  14. ^ Zelenskyy, Volodymyr. "Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський on X: "The attack on Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is appalling(...)"". X. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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