Slovakia's Prime Minister shot several times - in pictures

  • Police work at the scene after Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot in Handlova, Slovakia. Reuters
    Police work at the scene after Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot in Handlova, Slovakia. Reuters
  • Minister of Interior Matus Sutaj Estok speaks to media with Minister of Defence Robert Kalinak, left, at the FD Roosevelt Teaching Hospital in Banska Bystrica, where Mr Fico is being treated. Getty Images
    Minister of Interior Matus Sutaj Estok speaks to media with Minister of Defence Robert Kalinak, left, at the FD Roosevelt Teaching Hospital in Banska Bystrica, where Mr Fico is being treated. Getty Images
  • Police remove tape at the scene of the shooting in Handlova. Getty Images
    Police remove tape at the scene of the shooting in Handlova. Getty Images
  • Mr Fico is being operated on at the hospital after being shot several times by a 71-year-old gunman. AFP
    Mr Fico is being operated on at the hospital after being shot several times by a 71-year-old gunman. AFP
  • Mr Fico was taken to hospital by helicopter. AP
    Mr Fico was taken to hospital by helicopter. AP
  • Police arrest a man after the shooting. AP
    Police arrest a man after the shooting. AP
  • Mr Fico is taken from the helicopter to the hospital. Reuters
    Mr Fico is taken from the helicopter to the hospital. Reuters
  • Security officers put Mr Fico into a car after the shooting at a Slovak government meeting. Reuters
    Security officers put Mr Fico into a car after the shooting at a Slovak government meeting. Reuters
  • Security officers carry Mr Fico in a picture taken from video. AFP
    Security officers carry Mr Fico in a picture taken from video. AFP
  • Mr Fico arrives for the meeting. AP
    Mr Fico arrives for the meeting. AP