{"id":11955,"date":"2024-05-15T22:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=11955"},"modified":"2024-05-15T22:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:00:57","slug":"slovak-pm-injured-in-shooting-attack-photosvideo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=11955","title":{"rendered":"Slovak PM injured in shooting attack [PHOTOS+VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded in the abdomen after a government meeting on Wednesday, Slovak media reported.<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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\u26a1\ufe0f\u26a1\ufe0f\u26a1\ufe0f The first minutes after the attack on Robert #Fico \u2013 the prime minister&#8217;s security guards evacuate him to his motorcade while eyewitnesses hold the shooterAccording to preliminary information from Slovak media, Fico was shot multiple times. One to the abdomen, one to the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/vhcYPPjjlg\u2014 NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 15, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Slovak news agency TASR quoted parliamentary vice-chairman Lubos Blaha as saying Fico had been shot and hurt. Broadcaster TA3 reported four shots were fired, one hitting Fico, 59, in the abdomen.<br \/>\nEmergency services said a helicopter had been sent for a 59-year-old man in Handlova after receiving information that he had been shot.<br \/>\nThe government office could not immediately be reached for comment.<br \/>\nUrsula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, condemned what she described as a vile attack on Fico.<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 returned as prime minister of the central European country, which is a member of the European Union and NATO, 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, Slovakia\u2019s biggest opposition party called off a planned protest against government public broadcaster reforms set for Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Footage appears to shows the moment the attacker was detained.Eyewitnesses reported hearing two gunshots following a meeting of the Slovak Cabinet of Ministers, as former Prime Minister #RobertFico emerged. pic.twitter.com\/v41afLgfMz\u2014 Geo View (@theGeoView) May 15, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Security officers move Slovak PM Robert\u00a0Fico\u00a0in a car after a shooting incident, after a Slovak government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. REUTERS\/Radovan Stoklasa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A person is detained after shooting incident of Slovak PM Robert\u00a0Fico, after a Slovak government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. REUTERS\/Radovan Stoklasa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>(Reuters)shooting. Slovak Prime Minister, shooting incident, government meeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded in the abdomen after a government meeting in Handlova. Police detained a man and Fico was hit by one of the four shots fired. Emergency services sent a helicopter for the 59-year-old prime minister. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen condemned the attack. Fico was meeting with the Slovak government as part of a country tour. 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