00:45Slovakian PM Robert Fico was shot and injured in an attack following a government meeting outside the House of Culture in Handlova on Wednesday.
Footage shows him at the discussions shortly before the armed attack.
The PM was rushed to hospital. According to media reports, several shots were fired and the alleged assailant was detained at the scene by police.
He was named in local media as 71-year-old Juraj Cintula. No details have been released by police about a possible motive.
The country's Interior Ministry reported that it was an 'assassination attempt'.
Fico was airlifted to hospital. A post on his official social media stated that he 'has been shot multiple times and is currently in a life-threatening condition', while the 'next few hours will decide'.
Handlova lies 150km northeast of the capital Bratislava.
59-year-old Fico was elected in September 2023, marking his fourth period as PM and ran on a campaign of ending military support to Ukraine. He has opposed EU sanctions on Russia and the sending of arms to Kiev, saying the US and others should use their influence to bring about a peace deal.
Slovak PM shooting - Fico seen at govt meeting in latest video shortly before armed attack
Slovakian PM Robert Fico was shot and injured in an attack following a government meeting outside the House of Culture in Handlova on Wednesday.
Footage shows him at the discussions shortly before the armed attack.
The PM was rushed to hospital. According to media reports, several shots were fired and the alleged assailant was detained at the scene by police.
He was named in local media as 71-year-old Juraj Cintula. No details have been released by police about a possible motive.
The country's Interior Ministry reported that it was an 'assassination attempt'.
Fico was airlifted to hospital. A post on his official social media stated that he 'has been shot multiple times and is currently in a life-threatening condition', while the 'next few hours will decide'.
Handlova lies 150km northeast of the capital Bratislava.
59-year-old Fico was elected in September 2023, marking his fourth period as PM and ran on a campaign of ending military support to Ukraine. He has opposed EU sanctions on Russia and the sending of arms to Kiev, saying the US and others should use their influence to bring about a peace deal.
Slovakian PM Robert Fico was shot and injured in an attack following a government meeting outside the House of Culture in Handlova on Wednesday.
Footage shows him at the discussions shortly before the armed attack.
The PM was rushed to hospital. According to media reports, several shots were fired and the alleged assailant was detained at the scene by police.
He was named in local media as 71-year-old Juraj Cintula. No details have been released by police about a possible motive.
The country's Interior Ministry reported that it was an 'assassination attempt'.
Fico was airlifted to hospital. A post on his official social media stated that he 'has been shot multiple times and is currently in a life-threatening condition', while the 'next few hours will decide'.
Handlova lies 150km northeast of the capital Bratislava.
59-year-old Fico was elected in September 2023, marking his fourth period as PM and ran on a campaign of ending military support to Ukraine. He has opposed EU sanctions on Russia and the sending of arms to Kiev, saying the US and others should use their influence to bring about a peace deal.