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<p>The Slovak government said on Sunday (May 19) that the man who shot Prime Minister&nbsp;Robert&nbsp;Fico&nbsp;might not have been just a "lone wolf" as previously believed. Addressing a press conference, Interior Minister&nbsp;Matus Sutaj Estok said&nbsp;that an&nbsp;additional investigation team&nbsp;was formed&nbsp;"because there is also a version that the suspect was operating in a certain group of people who might have incited and supported each other in this crime."</p>

<p>"These are all operational information that we have, and one of the most serious pieces of information that confirms all of this is that I think, two hours after committing this crime,&nbsp;the suspect had all his Facebook and communication history deleted.&nbsp;It wasn't deleted by him&nbsp;nor by&nbsp;his wife,"&nbsp; Interior Minister&nbsp;Estok said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"...our goal is to be much more intense in prevention, to be able to remove the pitfalls that such a situation can bring, and to return Slovakia to the peace and quiet we have spoken about so often," he added.</p>

<h2><strong>An attack that shook Slovakia</strong></h2>

<p>On Wednesday (May 15), Prime Minister Fico, 59, was shot five times&nbsp;at point-blank range after he attended a government meeting in Slovakia's Handlova. Fico&nbsp;was subsequently hospitalised.</p>

<p>On Saturday, government officials said that the prime minister remained in serious condition and was still facing risks of complications. Fico&nbsp;underwent a two-hour operation at the&nbsp;F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital&nbsp;on Friday that improved prospects of his recovery.</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;Slovak PM Robert Fico shooting: Suspect a former shopping mall guard</strong></p>

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<p>Around 100 supporters of the PM&nbsp;some&nbsp;carrying flowers, gathered outside the hospital on Saturday.</p>

<h2><strong>The attacker</strong></h2>

<p>The attacker&nbsp;was identified&nbsp;as&nbsp;Juraj C. The Slovak Specialised Criminal Court ruled on Saturday that Juraj, 71 would remain in custody after he&nbsp;was charged&nbsp;with attempted murder.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Juraj&nbsp;was detained on the spot after the attack. He was a former security guard at a shopping mall and the author of three&nbsp;collections of poetry.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This shooting was the&nbsp;first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years and has drawn international&nbsp;condemnation.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The Slovak government said on Sunday (May 19) that the man who shot Prime Minister Robert Fico might not have been just a "lone wolf" as previously believed. Addressing a press conference, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said that an additional investigation team was formed "because there is also a version that the suspect was operating in a certain group of people who might have incited and supported each other in this crime.

The Slovak government said on Sunday (May 19) that the man who shot Prime Minister Robert Fico might not have been just a "lone wolf" as previously believed. Addressing a press conference, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said that an additional investigation team was formed "because there is also a version that the suspect was operating in a certain group of people who might have incited and supported each other in this crime." "These are all operational information that we have, and one of the most serious pieces of information that confirms all of this is that I think, two hours after committing this crime, the suspect had all his Facebook and communication history deleted. It wasn't deleted by him nor by his wife," Interior Minister Estok said. Also read | Slovak PM Robert Fico’s life no longer in danger four days after assassination attempt "...our goal is to be much more intense in prevention, to be able to remove the pitfalls that such a situation can bring, and to return Slovakia to the peace and quiet we have spoken about so often," he added. An attack that shook Slovakia On Wednesday (May 15), Prime Minister Fico, 59, was shot five times at point-blank range after he attended a government meeting in Slovakia's Handlova. Fico was subsequently hospitalised. On Saturday, government officials said that the prime minister remained in serious condition and was still facing risks of complications. Fico underwent a two-hour operation at the F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital on Friday that improved prospects of his recovery. Also watch | Slovak PM Robert Fico shooting: Suspect a former shopping mall guard × Around 100 supporters of the PM some carrying flowers, gathered outside the hospital on Saturday. The attacker The attacker was identified as Juraj C. The Slovak Specialised Criminal Court ruled on Saturday that Juraj, 71 would remain in custody after he was charged with attempted murder. Juraj was detained on the spot after the attack. He was a former security guard at a shopping mall and the author of three collections of poetry. This shooting was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years and has drawn international condemnation. (With inputs from agencies)

Attack on Slovak PM Fico: Govt says shooter 'may not have been lone wolf'

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