Robert Fico, Slovakia’s prime minister, has been taken to hospital a “life-threatening condition” after being shot multiple times, according to his official social media account.
Local media say the 59-year-old leader was hit in the abdomen outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova. Police have detained a suspect. There was no immediate information on the motive.
Zuzana Caputova, president of Slovakia, has condemned the “brutal and ruthless” attack on Fico.