Attempted assassination of Robert Fico | |
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![]() Fico in 2024 | |
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Location | Handlová, Slovakia |
Coordinates | 48°43′38″N 18°45′34″E / 48.7271°N 18.7594°E |
Date | 15 May 2024 c.14:35 CEST[1] (UTC+02:00) |
Target | Robert Fico |
Attack type | Shooting |
Weapons | CZ 75[2] |
Injured | 1 |
Motive | Under investigation |
Accused | Juraj Cintula |
Charges | Attempted murder |
On 15 May 2024, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico was shot and critically injured in the central Slovak town of Handlová, in front of its House of Culture after a government meeting.[3][4][5] He was hospitalised and stabilised after emergency surgery.[6][7][8] The suspect, Juraj Cintula, is a 71-year-old man, was detained by police at the scene.[1] During interrogation, he stated that he acted primarily because of the Fico government's opposition to military assistance to Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
Pred Dom kultúry prišiel okolo 14:35. Keď sa k nemu premiér Fico priblížil na dva metre, Cintula vytiahol zbraň.[He arrived in front of the House of Culture around 14:35. When Prime Minister Fico approached him within two meters, Cintula drew his gun.]
a když k nim Fico přistoupil, začal střílet z legálně držené pistole značky ČZ 75[and when Fico approached them, he started shooting from a legally held ČZ 75 pistol]
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