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==Shooting==
==Shooting==
The shooting occurred outside a cultural centre in [[Handlová]], which hosted a government discussion. Fico was giving a speech to a crowd at the time of the shooting. According to journalists, several sounds of gunfire were heard. The prime minister subsequently collapsed to the floor.<ref name="tele1">{{cite news |title=Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico shot - live updates Updated 2 minutes ago |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/15/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=15 May 2024}}</ref> The assailant was captured by several people and police cordoned off the area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Slovak PM Fico in hospital after being shot |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1o |access-date=15 May 2024|date=15 May 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref name="wp1" /> Three other ministers were escorted away from the scene.<ref name="plenum1" />
The shooting occurred outside a cultural centre in [[Handlová]], which hosted a government discussion. Fico was giving a speech to a crowd at the time of the shooting. According to journalists, several sounds of gunfire were heard and Fico collapsed to the floor.<ref name="tele1">{{cite news |title=Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico shot - live updates Updated 2 minutes ago |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/15/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=15 May 2024}}</ref> The assailant was captured by several people and police cordoned off the area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Slovak PM Fico in hospital after being shot |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1o |access-date=15 May 2024|date=15 May 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref name="wp1" /> Three other ministers were escorted away from the scene.<ref name="plenum1" />


Fico was brought into a car by medical personnel.<ref name="f241">{{cite news |title=Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico injured in shooting |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240515-slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-injured-shooting |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=France 24 |date=15 May 2024}}</ref> He was later taken to Handlová Hospital for his injuries and subsequently airlifted to Banská Bystrica Hospital. An interior ministry official said Fico was conscious while being transported to the Handlova Hospital where they treated him for gunshot injuries.<ref name="sky2">{{cite news |title=Fico in life-threatening condition - govt office |url=https://news.sky.com/story/slovakia-prime-minister-shot-latest-robert-fico-shooting-assassination-13136433?postid=7678015#liveblog-body |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Sky News |date=15 May 2024}}</ref> According to ''[[TA3 (news channel)|TA3]]'', a local broadcaster, four shots were fired with one shot striking Fico in his stomach area and others striking his head and chest.<ref name="dw1">{{cite news |title=Slovakia: Prime Minister Fico injured in shooting - reports |url=https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-prime-minister-fico-injured-in-shooting-reports/a-69089343 |access-date=15 May 2024 |publisher=DW News |date=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="wp1">{{cite news |title=Slovakia's prime minister wounded in shooting |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/15/slovakia-prime-minister-shooting-robert-fico-handlova/454c6508-12bc-11ef-9d37-865890cc2670_story.html |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Associated Press |publisher=The Washington Post |date=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot in head and chest, reports say |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot-head-chest/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=POLITICO |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[Plus jeden deň]]'' reported that Fico's condition was severe.<ref name="plenum1">{{cite news |title=Atentát na premiéra: Na Roberta Fica strieľal útočník, premiér padol na zem|trans-title=Assassination of the prime minister: Robert Fico was shot by an assailant, the prime minister fell to the ground |url=https://plenum.sk/atentat-na-premiera-na-roberta-fica-strielal-utocnik-premier-padol-na-zem/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Plénum |date=15 May 2024}}</ref>
Fico was carried into a car by medical personnel<ref name="f241">{{cite news |title=Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico injured in shooting |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240515-slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-injured-shooting |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=France 24 |date=15 May 2024}}</ref> and taken to Handlová Hospital, before being airlifted to Banská Bystrica Hospital. An interior ministry official said Fico was conscious while being transported.<ref name="sky2">{{cite news |title=Fico in life-threatening condition - govt office |url=https://news.sky.com/story/slovakia-prime-minister-shot-latest-robert-fico-shooting-assassination-13136433?postid=7678015#liveblog-body |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Sky News |date=15 May 2024}}</ref> According to ''[[TA3 (news channel)|TA3]]'', a local broadcaster, four shots were fired with one shot striking Fico in his stomach area and others striking his head and chest.<ref name="dw1">{{cite news |title=Slovakia: Prime Minister Fico injured in shooting - reports |url=https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-prime-minister-fico-injured-in-shooting-reports/a-69089343 |access-date=15 May 2024 |publisher=DW News |date=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="wp1">{{cite news |title=Slovakia's prime minister wounded in shooting |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/15/slovakia-prime-minister-shooting-robert-fico-handlova/454c6508-12bc-11ef-9d37-865890cc2670_story.html |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Associated Press |publisher=The Washington Post |date=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot in head and chest, reports say |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot-head-chest/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=POLITICO |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[Plus jeden deň]]'' reported that Fico's condition was severe.<ref name="plenum1">{{cite news |title=Atentát na premiéra: Na Roberta Fica strieľal útočník, premiér padol na zem|trans-title=Assassination of the prime minister: Robert Fico was shot by an assailant, the prime minister fell to the ground |url=https://plenum.sk/atentat-na-premiera-na-roberta-fica-strielal-utocnik-premier-padol-na-zem/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Plénum |date=15 May 2024}}</ref>


==Assailiant==
==Assailiant==

Revision as of 14:37, 15 May 2024

On 15 May 2024, Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico was shot. The attack has been described as an assassination attempt.[1]

Shooting

The shooting occurred outside a cultural centre in Handlová, which hosted a government discussion. Fico was giving a speech to a crowd at the time of the shooting. According to journalists, several sounds of gunfire were heard and Fico collapsed to the floor.[2] The assailant was captured by several people and police cordoned off the area.[3][4] Three other ministers were escorted away from the scene.[5]

Fico was carried into a car by medical personnel[6] and taken to Handlová Hospital, before being airlifted to Banská Bystrica Hospital. An interior ministry official said Fico was conscious while being transported.[7] According to TA3, a local broadcaster, four shots were fired with one shot striking Fico in his stomach area and others striking his head and chest.[8][4][9] Plus jeden deň reported that Fico's condition was severe.[5]

Assailiant

The assailiant was detailed by police shortly after the shooting. According to Denník N, he was identified as Juraj C., born in 1953 and lived in Levice. He posessed a pistol legally.[10]

Response

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ľuboš Blaha confirmed the shooting during a parliament session which was later suspended.[8] The interior ministry described it as an "assassination attempt".[11] Zuzana Čaputová, Slovakia's President, called the shooting "brutal and ruthless" and expressed shock for the attack and solidarity with Fico.[4] Similar sentiments were expressed by Michal Šimečka, leader of the opposition party Progressive Slovakia.[12]

Czechia's Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, and several other Czech politicians condemned the attack.[13] The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz and the Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban also expressed their shock and condemnation.[11] Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack "appalling" and expressed solidarity with the people of Slovakia.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Slovakian prime minister shot in assassination attempt, rushed to hospital". ABC News. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Slovakia's prime minister Robert Fico shot - live updates Updated 2 minutes ago". The Telegraph. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Slovak PM Fico in hospital after being shot". BBC News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Slovakia's prime minister wounded in shooting". Associated Press. The Washington Post. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Atentát na premiéra: Na Roberta Fica strieľal útočník, premiér padol na zem" [Assassination of the prime minister: Robert Fico was shot by an assailant, the prime minister fell to the ground]. Plénum. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico injured in shooting". France 24. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Fico in life-threatening condition - govt office". Sky News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Slovakia: Prime Minister Fico injured in shooting - reports". DW News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot in head and chest, reports say". POLITICO. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Šokujúce detaily atentátu na Roberta Fica: Muž, ktorý strieľal, písal básne o smrti" [Shocking details of Robert Fitz's assassination: The man who shot wrote poems about death]. Plus 7 Dní (in Slovak). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Slovakian prime minister shot in 'brutal' attack while meeting supporters". Sky News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Spari contro il premier slovacco Robert Fico: è ferito". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 15 May 2024.
  13. ^ Vizváryová, Barbora (15 May 2024). "Fiala: Správa o postrelení Fica je šokujúca, násilie sa nedá tolerovať" [Fiala: The news about Fico's shooting is shocking, violence cannot be tolerated]. TASR (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  14. ^ Zelenskyy, Volodymyr. "Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський on X: "The attack on Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is appalling(...)"". X. Retrieved 15 May 2024.