Fico, 59, was hit in the abdomen and was taken to a hospital in Banska Bystrica in serious condition
International: Slovak Prime Minister Fico released from hospital. According to global times news agency Europe,Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was released from a hospital in the central city of Banska Bystrica, where he had been recovering from an assassination attempt, and taken to his apartment in Bratislava, The global times Europe media informs.The hospital said earlier on Thursday Fico underwent further follow-up examinations, which confirmed the positive development of his health condition, and that he had started rehabilitation.An attacker hit Fico with four bullets at short range when the prime minister greeted supporters at a government meeting in the central Slovak town of Handlova on May 15.
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Fico, 59, was hit in the abdomen and was taken to a hospital in Banska Bystrica in serious condition. He immediately underwent a more than five hour operation and another one two days later.The attacker, identified as 71-year old Juraj C. was detained on the spot and charged with attempted premeditated murder.
Slovak Prime Minister Fico released from hospital
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in a small town north-east of Bratislava.
On Wednesday evening Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said Mr Fico had been in surgery for over three hours and that the situation was “bad”.
Slovak politicians including the president have called the shooting an “attack on democracy”.
The alleged assailant was detained at the scene but has not yet been formally identified by the authorities.
The attack happened at about 14:30 (12:30 GMT) in Handlova, about 180km (112 miles) from the capital Bratislava, as Mr Fico greeted people in front of a cultural community centre where a government meeting had been held.
Footage showed a man raising a gun and firing five times at the prime minister before being subdued by bodyguards while other members of Mr Fico’s security detail took the prime minister into his car.
He was airlifted by helicopter to a nearby hospital before being flown to another hospital in Banska Bystrica, east of Handlova.
Later on Wednesday Slovakia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba told the BBC’s Newshour programme he believed Mr Fico’s procedure in hospital had gone well.
“I guess in the end he will survive,” Mr Taraba said, adding: “He’s not in a life threatening situation at this moment.”
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