Shooter in attack on Slovak PM Robert Fico was 'lone wolf', says minister

'This is a lone wolf who had radicalised himself in the latest period after the presidential election, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said.

Security officers move Slovak PM Robert Fico in a car after he was injured in a shooting incident, after a Slovak government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia.

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The suspect in an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico acted alone and had taken part in anti-government protests, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok told a news conference.

"This is a lone wolf who had radicalised himself in the latest period after the presidential election," he said.