Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico Is In Critical Condition After Being Shot

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in critical condition after being shot. He was shot several times by an unidentified gunman. The shooting is being called an “attempted assassination.” The Slovak Prime Minister was taken to hospital in Banská Bystrica.

It said that he was being taken to a hospital in that city rather than the capital of Bratislava because “it would take too long considering the urgency of the matter.” The country’s president confirmed the attack on Fico, 59, shortly after the news broke.

“Utterly shocked by today’s brutal and reckless attack on #Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, which I condemn in strongest possible terms,” Zuzana Čaputová said on a message on X. “I wish him lot of strength in this critical moment and early recovery. My thoughts are also with his family and close ones,” she added.

A TASR reporter said that several shots were fired in the town of Handlova. This town is about 110 miles northeast of the capital Bratislava. Fico was greeting members of the public after a government meeting, the news agency reported. Photos on news agencies showed a man appearing to be detained in Handlova.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in critical condition after being shot. We will give you more details as they come.