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Slovakian leader is in stable but serious condition after assassination attempt, hospital says

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable but serious condition on Thursday after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt a day earlier, a hospital official said.

16 May 2024
16 May 2024

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable but serious condition on Thursday after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt a day earlier, a hospital official said.

Doctors are continuing to treat Fico in an attempt to improve his condition, Defense Minister Robert Kalinak told reporters outside the hospital in Banska Bystrica.

The government says five shots were fired at Fico on Wedneday outside a cultural center where he was meeting with supporters.

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