Slovak Premier Fighting for Life After Assassination Attempt
- Fico’s condition ‘life-threatening’ as attacker apprehended
- Premier drew widespread protests since re-election last year
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was being treated for “life-threatening” injuries after being shot in the first assassination attempt on a European leader in more than two decades.
Fico, 59, was attacked after a government meeting in the town of Handlova some 165 kilometers (100 miles) northeast of the capital Bratislava. The premier was transferred to a hospital in the nearby city of Banska Bystrica, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.