Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot five times on Wednesday, in the most serious attack on a European leader in decades. Officials said the act was a politically motivated assassination attempt, stoking fears that Europe’s increasingly polarized and vitriolic politics could tip into violence. Mr. Fico, a veteran politician, underwent hours of emergency…
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News Attempted Assassination of Slovakia’s Robert Fico Puts Europe on Edge
A gunman shot Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, who is known for defying his fellow leaders in the European Union, multiple times at close range on Wednesday, in the most serious attack on a European leader in decades. Mr. Fico was shot after emerging from the House of Culture in Handlova, a town in…
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News Who Is Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia?
Robert Fico, 59, has played a pivotal role in Slovakian politics in the years since it gained independence in 1993 and has served as prime minister longer than any other leader. The country gained independence amid the so-called Velvet Revolution, a series of popular and nonviolent protests against the Communist Party in what was at…
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News Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico injured in shooting: reports
A suspect has been taken into custody Wednesday after Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting, reports say. The shooting happened in Handlova, about 90 miles northeast of the capital of Bratislava, according to The Associated Press, citing local media. A person is detained following the shooting of Slovakia Prime Minister Robert…
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