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Slovak PM Fico severely injured after being shot

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Amien Essif
May 16, 2024

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is out of life-threatening condition after suffering severe injuries in an attempted assassination. The 59-year-old premier was taken to hosptial for emergency treatment after being shot multiple times. Slovakia's president has called it a 'brutal and reckless' attack. A suspect was arrested at the scene.