January 21, 2026

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico hospitalized after assassination attempt (video)


Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot after a government meeting. The press secretary of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Matej Neumann, announced an attempt on the life of the head of the Slovak government.

How reports Aktuality edition, the wounded prime minister was taken to the hospital by helicopter. Shots rang out in front of the cultural center where the government meeting in the city of Gandlova, in the western part of the republic, when the prime minister came out to the people. This was reported by the news agency TASR with reference to the Vice-Speaker of the National Council (Parliament) of Slovakia Lubos Blaha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV16TnZEItM

According to a journalist from the Aktuality publication, he did not see the incident, but was nearby and heard several shots. He then saw guards lift Fico from the ground, put him in a car and drive away. Fico was wounded about three times in the shooting, allegedly in a limb, chest and abdomen, the newspaper reported. Plus jeden deň.

According to witnesses who were at the scene, the prime minister approached the people who were cheering him, and that's when several shots were fired. After this, the head of government fell to the ground.

The probable attacker was detained by the police, who cordoned off the surrounding area. At the same time, those present in the cultural center were evacuated. Security took care of the safety of other government members.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zipd-rd5j9Q



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