The Slovakian interior minister, Matúš Šutaj Eštok, said at a news conference that the assassination attempt on the country’s prime minister, Robert Fico, was a ‘politically motivated act’.
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At least five shots were fired at Fico, 59, on Wednesday as he met a small group of supporters after a government meeting in the town of Handlová, about 90 miles (150km) north-east of the capital, Bratislava. Eštok confirmed that the suspect had acted alone and had previously taken part in anti-government protests.
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