{"id":42740,"date":"2024-05-16T08:21:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T08:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=42740"},"modified":"2024-05-16T08:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T08:21:27","slug":"slovak-pm-fico-stable-amid-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2024\/05\/16\/slovak-pm-fico-stable-amid-assassination-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovak PM Fico stable amid assassination attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Fico\u2019s condition is stabilised but remains serious, a hospital director said today, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt this point his condition is stabilised but is truly very serious, he will be in the intensive care unit,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slovakia\u2019s security council is set to meet this morning to discuss further action following the shock shooting that has been described by officials as the darkest day in the country\u2019s modern history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Slovakians commuted to work this morning, many were still grappling with the news of the assassination attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t have words for this. This should never have happened in the 21st century no matter who you vote for,\u201d said M\u00e1ria Szab\u00f3, a shopkeeper in the capital, Bratislava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur country is heading in the wrong direction,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Antony Blinken<\/strong>, the US secretary of state, said that \u201cthe United States condemns the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Fico.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur thoughts are with him, his family, and the Slovak people, and we wish him a full recovery,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edeeef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edeeef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2024\/05\/IMG_5851-1024x903.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42741 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2024\/05\/IMG_5851-1024x903.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2024\/05\/IMG_5851-300x264.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2024\/05\/IMG_5851-768x677.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2024\/05\/IMG_5851-750x661.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2024\/05\/IMG_5851-1140x1005.webp 1140w, https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/pub\/2024\/05\/IMG_5851-jpeg.webp 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Fico\u2019s condition is stabilised but remains serious, a hospital director said today, Reuters reported. \u201cAt this point his condition is stabilised but is truly very serious, he will be in the intensive care unit,\u201d she said. 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