8 minutes agoSlovak Prime Minister Released From Hospital
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(2 years ago)Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, has been placed in house care by a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica, where he was recovering from attempted murder, the hospital reported on Friday. An attacker shot Ficon with four bullets from the vicinity, when the prime minister was greeting with several supporters during a government meeting in the town of Handlova [...]
Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, has been placed in house care by a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica, where he was recovering from attempted murder, the hospital reported on Friday.
An assailant shot Ficon with four bullets from the vicinity, when the prime minister was greeting some supporters during a government meeting in Handlova town on May 15th, reports the agency. “.
The attack had left the 59-year-old politician in serious condition and undergone two operations, one had lasted five hours.
The attacker, identified as Juraj C., 71, was caught at the scene immediately and charged with attempted assassination charges.
The incident has highlighted the deep polarisation of politics in the Central European state of 5.4 million people.
It was the first attempted murder of a European political leader in more than 20 years.
