Yesterday in while visiting a small town in the centre of the country. Hes now in a serious, but stable condition in hospital. At a news conference, the slovak Interior Minister described the suspect as a lone wolf who opposed the government. A neighbour and friend of the suspect said he was shocked by what happened. Translation i was very surprised by what he did. | i dont understand how it happened. Something must have clicked. Ive known him for a0 years. He was decent and normal like me. We travelled on a bus just a few days ago, and we were making jokes, no politics. Im completely shocked by what he did. A little earlier, the slovakian president elect, peter pellegrini, gave an update from the hospital where mr fico is being treated. Translation the Prime Minister i is now facing the most difficult l and challenging days, hours, minutes in order to survive, and i hope that everything will work out for the best. I really hope for us all to see his soon recovery and coming to full st
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Is in custody. Lets go live to the slovak capital, bratislava, and our correspondent, sarah rainsford. Sarah, bring us up to date with the latest we know about the condition of the Prime Minister this morning. Well, we have heard from the director of the hospital where mr fico is being treated, where he received Emergency Care overnight and yesterday afternoon and evening. He was in surgery for some five hours. That was Emergency Surgery after he received three gunshot wounds. We understand that includes wins to his stomach and to his arm. So extremely and serious injuries. Long, long surgery, five hours of surgery, multiple wounds. Now the defence minister has said his condition has stabilised and that he is no longer in a life threatening condition, but he is still in Critical Care in that hospital 100 or so miles from where we are here in bratislava. A dramatic attack, of course. You will have seen those pictures as robert fico came out of his government meeting, went out to meet sm