Slovak interior minister says 'lone wolf' has been charged with shooting prime minister
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The Slovak interior minister said Thursday that a 'lone wolf' has been charged in the shooting that seriously wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico.
The Slovak interior minister said Thursday that a "lone wolf" has been charged in the shooting that seriously wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico.
The attempted assassination has shocked the small central European nation, with leaders blaming the attack in part on extreme political polarization that has divided the country.
Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok told a press conference that the man charged did not belong to any political groups.
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Slovak politicians have called for calm in the Central European country after Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times by a would-be assassin on Wednesday, a rare instance of political violence that came as a shock despite deep political polarization.
