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  Slovak PM Robert Fico released from hospital after assassination attempt, moved to home care

  World | June 01, 2024 16:48 IST

  Fico, 59, was shot multiple times as he was exiting a government building in the former coal mining town of Handlova, shocking the country and the world. The attacker, identified as Juraj C, said he did not intend to kill Fico but wanted to hurt him as he disagreed with his policies.

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  Slovak PM Fico undergoes another operation after murder attempt, remains in serious condition

  World | May 17, 2024 18:40 IST

  Fico, 59, was shot multiple times as he was exiting a government building in the former coal mining town of Handlova. The attempt on his life deeply shook the Europaean country, with many blaming the extreme political polarisation for the attack.

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  Donald Tusk, Polish PM says he received death threats after assassination attempt on Slovakia's PM

  World | May 16, 2024 21:08 IST

  Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote Thursday on X that he received death threats after the shooting of his Slovakian counterpart, Robert Fico.

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  Fico assassination bid: 'Lone wolf charged for shooting did not belong to any political group'

  World | May 16, 2024 18:30 IST

  Slovakian police have charged a man in connection with the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico, the country’s interior minister said Thursday.

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  PM Modi condemns 'cowardly and dastardly' shooting of Slovakia's Robert Fico, wishes speedy recovery

  World | May 16, 2024 9:47 IST

  A 71-year-old man shot Fico five times after he was leaving a government building, although the motive for the shooting remained unclear. Fico, 59, was admitted to a hospital for urgent treatment and was earlier reported in a life-threatening situation, but his condition has since improved.

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  Robert Fico: Slovak PM, pro-Russian leader who criticised West for sanctions, struggling for life

  World | May 15, 2024 22:39 IST

  Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was transported to Banska Bystrica hospital on Wednesday after suffering life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination.

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  WATCH: Moment after Slovak PM Robert Fico shot in 'brutal assassination attempt'

  World | May 15, 2024 20:38 IST

  Emergency services said a helicopter had been sent for a 59-year-old man in Handlova after receiving information that he had been shot.

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  Slovak PM Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot at abdomen I UPDATES

  World | May 15, 2024 22:18 IST

  Media reports say Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting and taken to hospital. The incident took place in the town of Handlova, some 150 kilometres northeast of the capital, according to the news television station TA3.

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  Slovak PM for referendum on NATO base in Slovakia

  World | September 14, 2014 6:41 IST

  Bratislava: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said that he would initiate a referendum if his country was pressed into hosting a NATO base, a daily reported on Saturday.According to the premier, Slovakia's NATO membership