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Slovakia PM shot in 'politically motivated' attack, remains in life-threatening condition, 71yo arrested
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot after a government meeting in the city of Handlova. An official has described the 59-year-old's condition as "life-threatening".
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