Slovak PM Robert Fico in ‘life-threatening condition’ after being shot

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is fighting for his life after he was shot multiple times following a government meeting on Wednesday.

According to his official Facebook account, Fico’s condition is life-threatening and he’s being flown by helicopter to hospital for emergency treatment.

“At the moment he is being transported by helicopter to Banská Bystrica, because it would take too long to get to Bratislava due to the necessity of acute intervention. The next few hours will decide,” said the post.

The precise nature of Fico’s injuries is not known, with conflicting reports emerging from local media.

The incident happened on Wednesday after a government meeting in the town of Handlová, central Slovakia.

Local media reported the premier was shot several times and then rushed away by his security detail into a car.

A woman at the scene was cited by news outlet MNT.SK as saying that she had heard three or four shots, and saw Fico fall to the ground. A witness told Reuters he heard several shots and that a man had been detained by police.