Slovak PM's life no longer in danger after shooting: minister
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Bratislava: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico s life is no longer in danger following an assassination attempt, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak s...
Bratislava: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's life is no longer in danger following an assassination attempt, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak said on Sunday.
Fico has been in hospital since Wednesday when a lone gunman shot him four times, including in the abdomen.
"He has emerged from the immediate threat to his life, but his condition remains serious and he requires intensive care," Kalinak, Fico's closest political ally, told reporters.
The Slovak premier underwent a five-hour surgery on Wednesday and another surgery on Friday, both at a hospital in the central city of Banska Bystrica.
"We can consider his condition stable with a positive prognosis," Kalinak said outside the hospital, adding, "We all feel a bit more relaxed now."