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Supporters of injured Prime Minister Robert Fico hold a demonstration at the University F. D. Roosevelt Hospital in Banska Bystrica where he is being treated. The PM was shot while he was greeting supporters in central Slovakia and remains in intensive care. IMAGES
Images showing the building where the alleged shooter of Prime Minister Robert Fico lived in the Slovak town of Levice. Police charged the suspect, identified as 71-year-old writer Juraj Cintula in local media, with attempted murder Thursday. Cintula had been living in one of these flats for around forty years, according to a neighbour. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was able to speak but remained in serious condition on Thursday after being shot several times. IMAGES
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is speaking but tired and still in a critical state the day after being shot multiple times, president-elect Peter Pellegrini tells reporters outside the Banska Bystrica hospital. Authorities have charged an alleged gunman with the attempted murder of the 59-year-old leader, saying the shooting was sparked by the election win last month of a Fico ally. SOUNDBITE
The EU's spokesperson repeats the bloc's condemnation of the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who on Wednesday was reportedly shot and hospitalised after a cabinet meeting. "Such acts of violence have no place in our society and weaken democracy" says Eric Mamer. SOUNDBITE
Media crews set up outside the hospital in Banska Bystrica where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is staying the day after he was shot multiple times while leaving a meeting. According to a statement from the country's deputy prime minister, Fico's condition has stabilised but remains "very serious". Surgeons spent hours in the operating theatre overnight battling to save the 59-year-old leader. The attack has been condemned around the world. IMAGES
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