A suspect was in custody and the country's interior minister said that an initial investigation found 'a clear political motivation' behind the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico.
A suspect was in custody and the country's interior minister said that an initial investigation found"a clear political motivation" behind the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico.Rescue workers take Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, to a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica, in central Slovakia, on Wednesday.
His government has already halted arms deliveries to Ukraine, and critics worry that he will lead Slovakia — a nation of 5.4 million that belongs to NATO — down a more autocratic path. Thousands have repeatedly rallied in the capital and across the country to protest Fico's policies on Ukraine and other issues, including plans to amend the penal code to eliminate a special anti-graft prosecutor and to take control of public media.
Slovakia's Security Council was set to meet in the capital of Bratislava on Thursday to discuss the situation, a government office said, adding that a government meeting would follow.
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