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Slovak PM in 'very serious' condition after assassination attempt

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Security personnel apprehended a suspected gunman (seated) after Slovakia's Prime Minister was shot in Handlova on May 15, 2024. [AFP]

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition has stabilised but was still "very serious", his deputy said Thursday, a day after Fico was shot multiple times in an attack the government in Bratislava decried as "political assault".

Surgeons spent hours in the operating theatre overnight, battling to save the 59-year-old leader after the attack, which has been condemned around the world.

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