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Video | Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia, wounded in shootout

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Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico was shot and killed and collapsed this Wednesday after a government meeting, according to local media reports, which indicate that the politician

Video |  Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia, wounded in shootout

Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico was shot and killed and collapsed this Wednesday after a government meeting, according to local media reports, which indicate that the politician was taken to hospital by helicopter.

Shooter arrested already by the Slovak security forces.

The attack occurred as Fico was leaving a community center in the city of Handlova, in the center of the country, where the executive branch, consisting of left populists and ultranationalistsheld a meeting, the newspaper reports Dennik N.

This is the moment:

Fico greeted the small group of citizens gathered outside.one of them with an anti-government bannerwhen several shots were heard.

The Prime Minister fell to the ground and his security team put him in a car and took him to the hospital.

The digital newspaper Actualit notes that the Prime Minister was taken to the hospital by helicopter.

A witness who was with the prime minister during the attack, quoted by Dennik N, claims that Fico had wounds and was bleeding.

Alleged attacker was detained by security forces and police cordoned off the area.

The Slovak Parliament suspended its session.

I’m shocked. I wish Roberto Fico much strength at this critical moment to recover from the attack,” said outgoing President Zuzana Caputova.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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