News Alert: Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico shot after government meeting

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot after a government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia’s state news agency TASR reported Wednesday, quoting deputy speaker of the Slovak Parliament Ľuboš Blaha.

Several shots were fired, according to TASR. Fico’s condition was not immediately known. Slovakia’s emergency medical service said it sent a helicopter ambulance to the scene.

The town of Handlova where the shooting happened is about two hours’ drive from the capital Bratislava. The government was there for an off-site meeting.