#Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot several times outside the House of Culture in the town of #Handlova, Slovakia, while meeting with supporters.
Fico, who is currently in a life-threatening condition, was taken to a local hospital before being airlifted to a medical facility in Banska Bystrica.
Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estoka described it as a politically motivated assassination attempt.
Mr Fico is a divisive figure at home - and controversial in the EU - for his calls to end military aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia.
But condemnation of the shooting has come from far and wide and it has been described as an attack on democracy.
