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Deputy Speaker of Parliament [[Ľuboš Blaha]] confirmed the shooting during a parliament session which was later suspended.<ref name="dw1" /> The interior ministry described it as an "assassination attempt"<ref name="sky1">{{cite news |title=Slovakian prime minister shot in 'brutal' attack while meeting supporters |url=https://news.sky.com/story/slovak-pm-robert-fico-shot-and-injured-reports-13136156 |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Sky News |date=15 May 2024}}</ref> and blamed opposition and liberal media.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mánert|first=Oldřich|title=Máte krev na rukou! Ficova vláda po atentátu ostře útočí na média a opozici|url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/zahranicni/fico-atentat-reakce-vladni-strany-slovensko-danko-blaha-pellegrini.A240515_160111_zahranicni_ert|access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[iDNES.cz]]|date=15 May 2024|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|language=cs}}</ref> [[Zuzana Čaputová]], Slovakia's president, called the shooting "brutal and ruthless," and expressed shock for the attack and solidarity with Fico.<ref name="wp1" /> Similar sentiments were expressed by [[Michal Šimečka]], leader of the opposition party [[Progressive Slovakia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Spari contro il premier slovacco Robert Fico: è ferito |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2024/05/15/spari-contro-il-premier-slovacco-robert-fico-e-ferito-laggressore-e-stato-arrestato/7549273/ |access-date= |website=[[Il Fatto Quotidiano]] |language=it}}</ref> |
Deputy Speaker of Parliament [[Ľuboš Blaha]] confirmed the shooting during a parliament session which was later suspended.<ref name="dw1" /> The interior ministry described it as an "assassination attempt"<ref name="sky1">{{cite news |title=Slovakian prime minister shot in 'brutal' attack while meeting supporters |url=https://news.sky.com/story/slovak-pm-robert-fico-shot-and-injured-reports-13136156 |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Sky News |date=15 May 2024}}</ref> and blamed opposition and liberal media.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mánert|first=Oldřich|title=Máte krev na rukou! Ficova vláda po atentátu ostře útočí na média a opozici|url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/zahranicni/fico-atentat-reakce-vladni-strany-slovensko-danko-blaha-pellegrini.A240515_160111_zahranicni_ert|access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[iDNES.cz]]|date=15 May 2024|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|language=cs}}</ref> [[Zuzana Čaputová]], Slovakia's president, called the shooting "brutal and ruthless," and expressed shock for the attack and solidarity with Fico.<ref name="wp1" /> Similar sentiments were expressed by [[Michal Šimečka]], leader of the opposition party [[Progressive Slovakia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Spari contro il premier slovacco Robert Fico: è ferito |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2024/05/15/spari-contro-il-premier-slovacco-robert-fico-e-ferito-laggressore-e-stato-arrestato/7549273/ |access-date= |website=[[Il Fatto Quotidiano]] |language=it}}</ref> |
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International condemnation of the attack came from Czech Prime Minister [[Petr Fiala]],<ref name="Vizváryová1">{{cite news |last=Vizváryová |first=Barbora |title=Fiala: Správa o postrelení Fica je šokujúca, násilie sa nedá tolerovať|trans-title=Fiala: The news about Fico's shooting is shocking, violence cannot be tolerated |url=https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/fiala-sprava-o-postreleni-fica-je-so/794972-clanok.html|access-date=15 May 2024 |work=TASR |date=15 May 2024 |language=sk}}</ref>, Dutch demissionair Prime Minister [[Mark Rutte]]<ref>https://twitter.com/MinPres/status/1790738688969748834</ref>, Estonian Prime Minister [[Kaja Kallas]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Slovakia's PM Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt - live updates|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/15/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot/|website=The Telegraph|date=15 May 2024|accessdate=15 May 2024}}</ref> Finnish Prime Minister [[Petteri Orpo]],<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|title=Slovakia's prime minister Robert Fico 'in life-threatening condition' after shooting – Europe live|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/15/georgia-protest-foreign-agents-bill-demonstrations-tbilisi-latest-live-news|website=The Guardian|date=15 May 2024|accessdate=15 May 2024}}</ref> German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]],<ref name="sky1" /> Hungarian Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]],<ref name="sky1" /> Polish President [[Andrzej Duda]] and Prime Minister [[Donald Tusk]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Fica postrelili, podľa úradu vlády je v ohrození života|lang=sk|url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/live/20748/premiera-fica-v-handlovej-postrelili|website=Denník N|date=15 May 2024|accessdate=15 May 2024}}</ref> Spanish Prime Minister [[Pedro Sánchez]],<ref name=Guardian/> UK Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sunak|first1=Rishi|title=Sunak's 'shock' at shooting of Slovakian counterpart Fico |url=https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1790749897022472677 |website=Independent |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref> and Ukrainian President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Zelenskyy |first=Volodymyr |title=Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський on X: "The attack on Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is appalling(...)" |url=https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1790749897022472677 |website=X |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref> |
International condemnation of the attack came from Czech Prime Minister [[Petr Fiala]],<ref name="Vizváryová1">{{cite news |last=Vizváryová |first=Barbora |title=Fiala: Správa o postrelení Fica je šokujúca, násilie sa nedá tolerovať|trans-title=Fiala: The news about Fico's shooting is shocking, violence cannot be tolerated |url=https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/fiala-sprava-o-postreleni-fica-je-so/794972-clanok.html|access-date=15 May 2024 |work=TASR |date=15 May 2024 |language=sk}}</ref>, Dutch demissionair Prime Minister [[Mark Rutte]]<ref>https://twitter.com/MinPres/status/1790738688969748834</ref>, Estonian Prime Minister [[Kaja Kallas]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Slovakia's PM Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt - live updates|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/15/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot/|website=The Telegraph|date=15 May 2024|accessdate=15 May 2024}}</ref> Finnish Prime Minister [[Petteri Orpo]],<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|title=Slovakia's prime minister Robert Fico 'in life-threatening condition' after shooting – Europe live|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/15/georgia-protest-foreign-agents-bill-demonstrations-tbilisi-latest-live-news|website=The Guardian|date=15 May 2024|accessdate=15 May 2024}}</ref> German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]],<ref name="sky1" /> Hungarian Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]],<ref name="sky1" /> Polish President [[Andrzej Duda]] and Prime Minister [[Donald Tusk]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Fica postrelili, podľa úradu vlády je v ohrození života|lang=sk|url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/live/20748/premiera-fica-v-handlovej-postrelili|website=Denník N|date=15 May 2024|accessdate=15 May 2024}}</ref> Romanian President [[Klaus Iohannis]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iohannis |first=Klaus |date=15 May 2024 |title="Appalled to learn of the shooting..." |url=https://twitter.com/KlausIohannis/status/1790740548505969065 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> Spanish Prime Minister [[Pedro Sánchez]],<ref name=Guardian/> UK Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sunak|first1=Rishi|title=Sunak's 'shock' at shooting of Slovakian counterpart Fico |url=https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1790749897022472677 |website=Independent |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref> and Ukrainian President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Zelenskyy |first=Volodymyr |title=Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський on X: "The attack on Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is appalling(...)" |url=https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1790749897022472677 |website=X |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:54, 15 May 2024
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Attempted assassination of Robert Fico | |
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Location | Handlová, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia |
Date | 15 May 2024 |
Target | Robert Fico |
Attack type | Shooting |
Weapons | Firearm |
Injured | Robert Fico |
On 15 May 2024, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico was shot in Handlová in an assassination attempt.[1]
Shooting
The shooting occurred outside the House of Culture, a cultural centre in Handlová, which had hosted a government discussion. Fico was giving a speech to a crowd at the time of the shooting. According to journalists, several sounds of gunfire were heard and Fico collapsed to the ground.[2] The alleged assailant was captured by several people and police cordoned off the area.[3][4] Three other ministers were escorted away from the scene.[5]
Fico was carried into a car by medical personnel[6] and taken to Handlová Hospital before being airlifted to Banská Bystrica Hospital. An interior ministry official said Fico was conscious while being transported.[7] According to TA3, a local broadcaster, four shots were fired, with one shot striking Fico in his abdomen and others striking his head and chest.[8][4][9] Plus jeden deň reported that Fico's condition was severe.[5]
Assailant
A man in his 70s was detained by police shortly after the shooting. According to multiple Slovak media outlets, the shooter was a man from Levice who possessed a gun legally.[10][11][12]
Response
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ľuboš Blaha confirmed the shooting during a parliament session which was later suspended.[8] The interior ministry described it as an "assassination attempt"[13] and blamed opposition and liberal media.[14] Zuzana Čaputová, Slovakia's president, called the shooting "brutal and ruthless," and expressed shock for the attack and solidarity with Fico.[4] Similar sentiments were expressed by Michal Šimečka, leader of the opposition party Progressive Slovakia.[15]
International condemnation of the attack came from Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala,[16], Dutch demissionair Prime Minister Mark Rutte[17], Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas,[18] Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo,[19] German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,[13] Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán,[13] Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk,[20] Romanian President Klaus Iohannis,[21] Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez,[19] UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,[22] and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[23]
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- ^ "Slovakia's prime minister Robert Fico shot - live updates Updated 2 minutes ago". The Telegraph. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Slovak PM Fico in hospital after being shot". BBC News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Slovakia's prime minister wounded in shooting". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Atentát na premiéra: Na Roberta Fica strieľal útočník, premiér padol na zem" [Assassination of the prime minister: Robert Fico was shot by an assailant, the prime minister fell to the ground]. Plénum. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico injured in shooting". France 24. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Fico in life-threatening condition - govt office". Sky News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Slovakia: Prime Minister Fico injured in shooting - reports". DW News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot in head and chest, reports say". POLITICO. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Šokujúce detaily atentátu na Roberta Fica: Muž, ktorý strieľal, písal básne o smrti" [Shocking details of Robert Fitz's assassination: The man who shot wrote poems about death]. Plus 7 Dní (in Slovak). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Z atentátu na Roberta Fica podozrievajú staršieho muža z Levíc. Som v šoku, reaguje jeho syn". aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Kiššová, Katarína (15 May 2024). "Podrobnosti o strelcovi: Atentát na Fica spáchal 71-ročný spisovateľ z Levíc". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Slovakian prime minister shot in 'brutal' attack while meeting supporters". Sky News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Mánert, Oldřich (15 May 2024). "Máte krev na rukou! Ficova vláda po atentátu ostře útočí na média a opozici". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Spari contro il premier slovacco Robert Fico: è ferito". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 15 May 2024.
- ^ Vizváryová, Barbora (15 May 2024). "Fiala: Správa o postrelení Fica je šokujúca, násilie sa nedá tolerovať" [Fiala: The news about Fico's shooting is shocking, violence cannot be tolerated]. TASR (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ https://twitter.com/MinPres/status/1790738688969748834
- ^ "Slovakia's PM Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt - live updates". The Telegraph. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Slovakia's prime minister Robert Fico 'in life-threatening condition' after shooting – Europe live". The Guardian. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Fica postrelili, podľa úradu vlády je v ohrození života". Denník N (in Slovak). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Iohannis, Klaus (15 May 2024). ""Appalled to learn of the shooting..."". X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ Sunak, Rishi. "Sunak's 'shock' at shooting of Slovakian counterpart Fico". Independent. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Zelenskyy, Volodymyr. "Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський on X: "The attack on Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is appalling(...)"". X. Retrieved 15 May 2024.