2024 shooting in Handlová, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 15 May 2024, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico was shot in Handlová in an assassination attempt.[1]
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 | Assassination attempt, shooting |
Weapons | Firearm |
Injured | Robert Fico |
The shooting happened outside the House of Culture in Handlová. Fico was giving a speech to a crowd at the time of the shooting. During his speech, several sounds of gunfire were heard and Fico fell to the ground.[2] The suspect was captured by several people and police closed off the area.[3] He was in his 70s who wrote poems about death.[4][5][6]
Fico was carried into a car by medical personnel[7] and taken to Handlová Hospital before being airlifted to another hospital.[8] Five shots were fired, with one shot hitting Fico in his abdomen and others hitting his head and chest.[9][10][11] It is reported that Fico's condition was critical.[12]
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