{"id":11937,"date":"2024-05-15T19:01:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=11937"},"modified":"2024-05-15T19:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:01:08","slug":"slovak-pm-fico-in-life-threatening-condition-after-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=11937","title":{"rendered":"Slovak PM Fico in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/slovak-pm-fico-in-life-threatening-condition-after-assassination-attempt.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said.<br \/>\nFico, 59, was rushed to hospital in the central city of Handlova after holding a government meeting there, and was being transported by helicopter to the city of Banska Bystrica for urgent treatment, it said.<br \/>\nA Reuters witness heard several shots fired after the meeting in Handlova northeast of the capital Bratislava. Police detained a man and security officials pushed someone into a car and drove off, the witness said.<br \/>\n\u201cAn assassination (attempt) on Prime Minister Robert Fico was carried out today at the government\u2019s off-site meeting in Handlova,\u201d the government office said in a statement.<br \/>\n\u201cAt the moment he is being transported by helicopter to Banska Bystrica, because it would take too long to Bratislava in view of the necessity of an acute intervention.\u201d<br \/>\nEmergency Services said they had received information about a man being shot in Handlova shortly after 2:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) and sent an emergency helicopter to a 59-year old patient.<br \/>\nBroadcaster TA3 reported four shots were fired, and that the leftist prime minister had been hit in the abdomen.<br \/>\nUrsula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, led condemnation of the attack, which also shocked the European Union and NATO member state\u2019s allies in central Europe.<br \/>\n\u201cSuch acts of violence have no place in our society and undermine democracy, our most precious common good. My thoughts are with PM Fico, his family\u201d, von der Leyen said.<br \/>\n<strong>RETURN TO POWER<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Slovak government was meeting in Handlova, 190 km (118 miles) northeast of Bratislava, as part of a tour of the country\u2019s regions after coming to power late last year.<br \/>\nFico became prime minister for the fourth time last year after shifting political gears to appeal to a changing electorate.<br \/>\nDuring a three-decade career, Fico has moved between the pro-European mainstream and nationalistic positions opposed to European Union and U.S. policies. He has also shown a willingness to change course depending on public opinion or changed political realities.<br \/>\nFollowing the shooting,\u00a0Slovakia\u2018s biggest opposition party called off a planned protest against government public broadcaster reforms set for Wednesday evening.<br \/>\nSlovak President Zuzana Caputova wrote on X: \u201cUtterly shocked by today\u2019s brutal attack on #Slovakia\u2019s Prime Minister Robert Fico, which I condemn in strongest possible terms.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI wish him lot of strength in this critical moment and early recovery.\u201d<br \/>\nGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed shock on X, adding: \u201cNews of the cowardly assassination attempt on\u00a0Slovakian Prime Minister Fico shocks me deeply. Violence must have no place in European politics.\u201d<br \/>\nAustria\u2019s conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer also said he was shocked, adding: \u201cHate and violence must not be allowed to take hold in our democracies and must be fought with the utmost determination!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination during a government meeting in Handlova. He was rushed to the hospital and then transported by helicopter for urgent treatment. The attack was condemned by European leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The shooting led to the cancellation of a planned protest against government public broadcaster 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