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Newshour: 15/05/2024 20:06 GMT: Slovak Prime Minister 'fighting for his life'

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Slovak Prime Minister 'fighting for his life'

15/05/2024 20:06 GMT

15/05/2024 20:06 GMT: Slovak Prime Minister 'fighting for his life'

BBC World Service - Newshour, Slovak Prime Minister 'fighting for his life'

Robert Fico has been shot in what officials are calling an assassination attempt

The Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico was shot several times after leaving a government meeting in what the interior minister described as a politically motivated attack. He has been in surgery in hospital for at least three and a half hours. His alleged attacker has been arrested. We have the latest from inside Slovakia and reaction across Europe. 

Also in the programme: the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has insisted that Ukraine will prevail against the Russian invasion; and Beijing is set to welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin who arrives in China on a state visit.

(Picture: Medical personnel carry Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico to hospital after being transported in a helicopter. Credit: JOJ TV/Handout via Reuters)

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