Slovakia Restricts Protests, Boosts Security After Fico Shooting
- PM’s assassination attempt has shaken eastern European nation
- Defense minister says steps won’t impede on right to protest
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government approved heightened security measures nearly a month after an assassination attempt targeted the premier, including providing life-long protection to high-level officials and restricting protests near their homes.
The eastern European nation is still reeling from the May 15 shooting that gravely injured Fico, only the second such attempt on a European leader’s life in more than two decades. The prime minister was shot four times at close range after a government meeting northeast of Bratislava.