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==Shooting==
==Shooting==
The shooting occurred outside the House of Culture, a cultural centre in [[Handlová]], which had 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 alleged 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 the House of Culture, a cultural centre in [[Handlová]], which had 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 ground.<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 alleged 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 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>
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 abdomen 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>


==Assailant==
==Assailant==

Revision as of 15:04, 15 May 2024

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

Shooting

The shooting occurred outside the House of Culture, a cultural centre in Handlová, which had 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 ground.[2] The alleged 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 abdomen and others striking his head and chest.[8][4][9] Plus jeden deň reported that Fico's condition was severe.[5]

Assailant

A man in his 70s was detained by police shortly after the shooting. Denník N identified him as a man from Levice who possessed a gun 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]

International condemnation of the attack came from Czechian Prime Minister Petr Fiala,[13] German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,[11] Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán,[11] Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk,[14] UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,[15] and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[16]

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 c "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. ^ "Fica postrelili, podľa úradu vlády je v ohrození života". Denník N (in Slovak). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  15. ^ Sunak, Rishi. "Sunak's 'shock' at shooting of Slovakian counterpart Fico". Independent. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  16. ^ Zelenskyy, Volodymyr. "Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський on X: "The attack on Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is appalling(...)"". X. Retrieved 15 May 2024.