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Al Jazeera Staff

Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico shot, stable after surgery: What we know so far

Slovakia's defence and interior minister Robert Kalinak said the attack was the result of escalating hate speech and division within the country's political atmosphere [File: Nadja Wohlleben/Reuters]

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable condition after an emergency surgery, following a “politically motivated” assassination attempt on Wednesday, during which he was shot five times, a government minister said.

The gunman, believed to be a 71-year-old writer, is in custody. No one else was injured in the attack.

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