Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, is in a “life-threatening condition” after being injured in a shooting, the Slovak government has said.
Reports on the Slovakian TV channel TA3 said Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlová, about 90 miles (150km) north-east of the capital.
A suspect had been detained, they added. Police sealed off the scene.
In a message posted to the prime minister’s Facebook account, the government said the leader had been “shot multiple times” and “the next few hours will decide”.
