UN's Guterres speaks of 'shocking attack' on Fico

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2024/05/15 20:14 (CEST)
Rescue workers carry the shot and injured Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico on a stretcher to a hospital in Banska Bystrica. Fico was shot and injured after a cabinet meeting in the town of Handlova. Jan Kroslák/TASR/dpa

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico "in the strongest terms."

The United Nations described the attack as shocking. "The secretary-general's thoughts are with the prime minister and his loved ones at this difficult moment," said a UN spokesman in New York on Wednesday.

Fico was shot after a Cabinet meeting in the town of Handlová and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The police announced that the attacker had been taken into custody.

Rescue workers carry the shot and injured Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico on a stretcher to hospital. Jan Kroslák/TASR/dpa
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Gehad Hamdy/dpa

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