The person who shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was revealed to be a 71-year-old resident of Levice, Slovakia, according to the local media, Paralel.Az reports.

The perpetrator's motives are being clarified.

Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic confirmed that an assassination attempt was carried out on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Local media reports that there is no threat to the Prime Minister's life.

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot several times in the chest and abdomen and is in serious condition as a result of the assassination attempt, Paralel.Az reports citing Slovak media.

The attacker has been detained.

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Media reports say Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting and taken to hospital, Paralel.Az reports citing Associated Press.

The incident took place in the town of Handlova, some 150 kilometers northeast of the capital, according to the news television station TA3. A suspect has been detained, it said.