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title: "Slovakia PM Shot in Assassination Attempt"
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**Not a supporter of the Ukraine war- wanted resolution via negotiation**

**Shooter detained.**

**Had good relations with Russia- was not antagonistic**

[**Slovakia borders Ukraine**](https://www.trtworld.com/europe/slovakia-pm-fico-injured-in-shooting-suspect-detained-18162938)

> Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting and taken to hospital, according to local media reports.

> The incident took place on Wednesday in the town of Handlova, some 150 kilometres northeast of the capital, according to the news television station *TA3*.

**A suspect has been detained, it said.**

> Deputy speaker of parliament Lubos Blaha confirmed the incident during a session of Parliament and adjourned it until further notice, the Slovak TASR news agency said.
> 
> The incident took place in front of the local House of Culture, where Fico came to meet with supporters. Police sealed off the scene.
> 
> A reporter for the daily newspaper *Dennik N* daily heard shooting and then saw rescuers carrying the premier to a car.

**Curiously, Anthony Blinken was “rockin in the free world” yesterday.**

> BREAKING: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plays guitar and performs “Rocking to the Free World” in a bar in Kyiv, Ukraine [pic.twitter.com/eHdMvr0EW0](https://t.co/eHdMvr0EW0)
> 
> — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) [May 14, 2024](https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1790470009694695924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)