Fico was shot and injured when he emerged from a Cabinet meeting in the town of Handlová in the west of the country, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported, citing Slovak media.
He was rushed to a hospital with multiple injuries, including one to the abdomen, according to preliminary reports.
A witness cited by the Reuters news agency said he heard several shots and that he saw a man being detained by police.
The witness said he saw security officials pushing someone into a car and driving off, Reuters reported.
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Source: IAR, polskieradio24.pl, PAP, Reuters