Robert Fico shot updates: Slovakia PM critically wounded by gunman

Prime minister hospitalised after being shot multiple times in Slovak town of Handlova.

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Slovakia PM Robert Fico in ‘life-threatening condition’ after shooting

By Virginia Pietromarchi and Mersiha Gadzo
Published On 15 May 2024

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  • Robert Fico, Slovakia’s prime minister, is under going surgery after being shot several times and is in a “life-threatening condition”.
  • Local media say the 59-year-old leader was hit in the abdomen outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova.