2/ According to preliminary reports, the incident happened before regular cabinet meeting, while Fico was meeting citizens on the street. Security has detained the shooter. Fico's condition is currently unknown.
4/ Events like these are rare, but not unprecendented in Europe. In 2003 Serbian prime minister Zoran Đinđić was killed by assassins connected to organise crime. Before that, in 1986 Sweden lost its popular left-wing president Olof Palme in a street killing for which perpetrator was never found.
5/ While the identity and motive of the shooter is still unknown, some have already begun to speculate that it might be connected to the war in neighbouring Ukraine. Fico, who came to power after last year's elections, is known as staunch critic of EU/NATO policy and advocate of negotiated settlement with Russia as the only way to stop the conflict.
2/ According to preliminary reports, the incident happened before regular cabinet meeting, while Fico was meeting citizens on the street. Security has detained the shooter. Fico's condition is currently unknown.
3/ UPDATE: Fico's condition is, according to preliminary reports, described as "very serious". He received gunshot wounds to the chest and stomach.
4/ Events like these are rare, but not unprecendented in Europe. In 2003 Serbian prime minister Zoran Đinđić was killed by assassins connected to organise crime. Before that, in 1986 Sweden lost its popular left-wing president Olof Palme in a street killing for which perpetrator was never found.
5/ While the identity and motive of the shooter is still unknown, some have already begun to speculate that it might be connected to the war in neighbouring Ukraine. Fico, who came to power after last year's elections, is known as staunch critic of EU/NATO policy and advocate of negotiated settlement with Russia as the only way to stop the conflict.