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Slovak authorities charge ‘lone wolf’
with assassination attempt on the prime minister

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Posted By: Mercedes44, 5/16/2024 10:29:31 PM

Slovak authorities charged a man Thursday with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that left the longtime leader in serious but stable condition. Fico’s pro-Russia views have contributed to deep divisions in the small European country that borders Ukraine, and the shooting attack Wednesday shocked the nation and reverberated across the continent weeks ahead of elections for the European Parliament. While President-elect Peter Pelligrini and President Zuzana Caputova urged people to dial back the sharp rhetoric that has characterized the country’s political debate, some Fico allies took aim at Slovakia’s media for contributing to the polarization.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 5/17/2024 1:43:03 AM (No. 1719356)
Assassinations always bring out three dozen conspiracy theories or more, guaranteed. No one wants to believe that "some nutcase" can to this, even it is the truth. At this point, we have no idea, but the books are already being written about the "inside story", no doubt. I don't have any idea whether this is a random nut, a dedicated political actor, or what. Like the guy who shot up the Congressional baseball game a few years back, sometimes it's just one guy with a grudge and extreme anger. Sometimes, not. I'm still uncertain about James Earl Ray....just a racist or put up to it? We'll never know, but there are all sorts of books with "the facts of the assassination".
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Kate318 5/17/2024 8:49:35 AM (No. 1719473)
Uh huh. Nothing to see here. Move along.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: DVC 5/17/2024 1:34:27 PM (No. 1719699)
Only the book authors will be making money on this, as usual.
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