Slovakia prime minister shot, injured

Rescue workers take Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, to a hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on May 15, 2024. FILE - Slovak PM Robert Fico in Berlin, Germany, on Jan. 24, 2024.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting and taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon after a cabinet meeting in Handlova, according to local media.