71-year-old suspect in attempted murder of Slovak prime minister faces life imprisonment

A man has been charged with trying to kill Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the politician was seriously injured in an assassination as he left a government meeting Wednesday.

The alleged attacker has not been officially appointed, but Slovak reports have widely identified him as a 71-year-old from the town of Levice, the BBC reports.

Reports say he could face life imprisonment.

Fico, 59, is in a serious but stable situation after being shot several times in what colleagues described as a politically motivated attack.