Slovak authorities charged a man with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that left the longtime leader in serious but
Doctors performed a five-hour operation on Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was initially reported to be in life-threatening condition, according to director of the F.D. Roosevelt Hospital in Banska Bystrica, Miriam Lapunikova. He is being treated in an intensive care unit.
The shooting in Slovakia - allegedly carried out by lone-wolf gunman Juraj Cintula, 71 - was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years.
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia Slovak authorities charged a man Thursday with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that left the longtime leader in serious but stable condition.