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~~Update: He has been stabilized at the hospital and is expected to recover.~~

Update:

https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-prime-minister-shooting-robert-fico-handlova-bdaaf0bba01035a700145a67d871a482


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[-] illi@lemm.ee 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Don't want to be a conspircy theorist but this smells of an attempt to make him a martyr (false flag or done unwillingly by some 3rd party) to justify iron grip and even stronger attacks on democratic principles. There are also allegations he worked with mafia, so might be that too.

But even if I was wrong, it doesn't matter as they act just the same - already blaming oposition and the press for it.

We should also take into consideration that if I remember correctly, he or other government official already warned of this happening.

Either way, the fact this would happen in Slovakia is honestly terrifying.

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