“Fico was shot.” The message arrived in one of my group chats shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
Information was limited, and headlines like “Robert Fico Was Shot After the Government Meeting in Handlova” seemed absurdly matter-of-fact.
But could he really have been shot multiple times on a weekday afternoon in May?
Slovakian politics are deeply polarized in ways that have tipped into rhetorical and even physical violence.
We reassure ourselves that those who write threatening messages online are not usually the ones who carry them out.
Persons:
“ Fico, Robert Fico, Handlova ”, Fico, brawled
Organizations:
Lawmakers
Locations:
Handlova