CNN —Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, is out of danger after being shot five times and undergoing surgery, officials say, following an assassination attempt that rocked the central European country and sparked global condemnation.
Footage from the scene showed the injured prime minister being bundled into a vehicle by his staff, before it speeds away with him inside.
undefined — Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico walks during the European Council summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on April 18, 2024.
Unlike the president, whose role has limited scope, the prime minister holds rank as the decision-making head of government.
Fico previously served as Slovakia’s prime minister for more than a decade, first between 2006 and 2010 and then again from 2012 to 2018.
Persons:
CNN —, Robert Fico, Fico, Tomáš Taraba, “, Zuzana Čaputová, Kenzo Tribouillard, Šutaj Eštok, ” Fico
Organizations:
CNN, EU, Getty, Ukraine, Kyiv, NATO, Reuters
Locations:
Handlova, Banská Bystrica, Brussels, AFP, Slovakia