UN's Guterres speaks of 'shocking attack' on Fico
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico.
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- Published Date: 09:10 | 15 May 2024
- Modified Date: 09:40 | 15 May 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico "in the strongest terms."
The United Nations described the attack as shocking. "The secretary-general's thoughts are with the prime minister and his loved ones at this difficult moment," said a UN spokesman in New York on Wednesday.
Fico was shot after a Cabinet meeting in the town of Handlová and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The police announced that the attacker had been taken into custody.
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