Of surgery to save his life following an apparent assassination attempt. Local media reported that the Prime Minister had regained consciousness. The deputy Prime Minister, tomas taraba, told the bbc that the operation had gone well and he expected mr fico to survive. The Prime Minister was shot several times as he was leaving a Government Meeting in what the Interior Minister described as a politically motivated attack. The deputy Prime Minister of slovakia accused opposition parties of using false narratives to paint the Prime Minister almost as a monster. In sliver you, we won two elections. In october we had parliamentary elections, so we have stabilised support of the public. In slavonic. Also international politics, speak about a false narrative that we want to leave the European Union and join the cooperation with russia and i dont want these false narratives and of course people from the other side lost the election sometimes, they believe in these narratives, they can become a
Emmanuel macron condemned to be but appears to be the attempted assassination of the Prime Minister of slovakia. Who did it and why, tonight we will have the latest. Good evening. Slovakias Prime Minister robert fico is said to be fighting for his life after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt. Mr fico had been attending a government meeting. As he spoke to crowds afterwards he was shot five times, before being bundled into a car by security personnel. He has been in surgery for three and a half hours. The suspect has been detained by police. Slovak ministers have said the attack was politically motivated. It took place in the Central Slovakia town of handlova. Slovakia borders ukraine, and mr fico has been a divisive figure considered by some as authoritarian and russia leaning. Tonight well hear from our Europe Editor katya adler in brussels on the significance of this attack on a European Leader, but first bethany bell is in slovakia. Bethany . There is a real sens
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Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news this is where celtic can win the Scottish Premiership title tonight. But theyve already lost twice at kilmarnock this season. Good evening. Slovakias Prime Minister, robert fico, is in a life threatening condition in hospital after being shot a number of times this afternoon. The attack happened in the central slovak town of handlova, where a Government Meeting had just been held. A man whos said to be 71 has been detained by police. The 59 year old Prime Minister has been a divisive figure a leader who is widely viewed as authoritarian and russia leaning. Jon donnison reports. Just moments after being shot, Prime Minister fico is dragged out of a flower bed and bundled into a car by his security team. Eyewitnesss Report Hearing three or four bullets being fired. A few metres away, amid the panic, police wrestle a suspect to the ground. Translation i heard three shots it was quick, one by one, like if you throw Fire Crackers on the g
Continue to bring more action live here on this programme. Welcome if you have just welcome if you havejustjoined us. Let us stay without Breaking News from slovakia. Let me take you through what has happened. An Assassination Attempt has been made on the Prime Minister of slovakia, robert fico. He has been shot and badly injured in this afternoon. These are the pictures of the immediate aftermath, with the Prime Minister being carried into the car. His official Facebook Page says he was shot several times. From a different angle, we can see a man being arrested by people who appear to be officers. We still dont know very much about the man. Its been reported hes a 71, but other than that, no real detail about that man. A government say the Prime Minister is in a life threatening condition. These are the pictures of him being rushed to a helicopter for treatment. Those of the crucial pictures in terms of the timeline and the key details of what has happened through the course of this a