Fico on Wednesday was the target of an assassination in the town of Handlova, where the government had held an away-from-home session.
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Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) - Special sessions of the Security Council and government will take place on Thursday following Wednesday's assassination attempt on Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD), the Government Office has reported.
Fico on Wednesday was the target of an assassination in the town of Handlova, where the government had held an away-from-home session. Suffering several gunshot wounds, he sustained serious polytrauma and had to undergo surgery at Roosevelt Hospital in Banska Bystrica. The gunman was a 71-year-old man from Levice, who was apprehended immediately after firing the shots.
Fico on Wednesday was the target of an assassination in the town of Handlova, where the government had held an away-from-home session. Suffering several gunshot wounds, he sustained serious polytrauma and had to undergo surgery at Roosevelt Hospital in Banska Bystrica. The gunman was a 71-year-old man from Levice, who was apprehended immediately after firing the shots.