'An Attack On Democracy': Leaders Condemn Shooting Of Slovak PM Fico

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was rushed to a hospital after a shooting attack by a lone gunman in the town of Handlova on May 15. A government statement said he was in a "life-threatening" condition, but few details about his health have been made available. European leaders quickly condemned the violence, which Slovak President Zuzana Caputova called "an attack on democracy."