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Slovakias cabinet is meeting this morning to discuss the political implications. Mr fico was shot several times as he was leaving a government meeting yesterday, in what the Interior Minister described as a politically motivated attack. Local media are reporting that a man in his 70s has been charged with attempted murder. Speaking outside of the hospital where mr fico is receiving treatment, deputy prime minster Robert Kalinak gave an update on his condition. Translation over the course of the night, the doctors managed to stabilise the patient s condition. And at this moment, further procedures are under way that should aim towards improvement of his condition. The situation is really serious. Live to the slovak capital, bratislava, and our correspondent bethany bell. Bethany, hello to you. Lets start with that news that we received that local media are reporting that a ....
Been shot and injured, in an incident in the last hour. Let me show you the pictures which havejust come in, theyre taken in the immidiate aftermath of this incident. You can see a flurry of bodygaurds in the moments after shots were fired, the Prime Minister then rushed to hospital. The pictures also show a man being pinned to the floor and then arrested. Lets speak to sara cincurova, a Freelance Journalist based in bratislava. Thank you for being with us. There must be great shark at this news. Thank you for having me. Yes, indeed, this event sparked a huge wave of shock. In slovakia. Both in terms of the general population but also with politicians who are, obviously, very shocked, and even the president has expressed her fear and her shock after this. And her shock after this. Horrible event. I want and her shock after this. Horrible event. I want to and her shock a ....
Was referring to with the car surrounded by the bodyguards. That, after theyve picked up the Prime Minister. There he is, picked up from the ground and put into the car. And just in no short few seconds, he is put into the car, then that convoy goes and, a little while later, he is switched into that helicopter we showed you a short while ago and the helicopter then taking the Prime Minister to this nearby hospital and that is important because, initially, it was reported that he would be taken to bratislava and then those reports of, well, the seriousness of his condition meant that he was taken to this hospital nearby and we await to get an update but, certainly, witnesses on the ground talk about a number of shots being fired and we wait to hear confirmation of where the Prime Minister was hit. There is talk of an abd ....