Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico shot multiple times in attempted assassination

Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday after a political event in an attempted assassination that shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe. Read more: bit.ly/3UJo4IR
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[@bluej511]

Total fail by his bodyguards.

[@JohnRothwell-md1ky]

Somethings off, incompetent or... intended ?

[@bluej511]

@@JohnRothwell-md1ky yea exactly. They seem to be completely clueless.

[@InternetUser-sz6id]

How can you protect from such situation?

[@bluej511]

@@InternetUser-sz6id why didn't they check every single individual before letting a prime minister approach random people?

[@LegionInfanterie]

@@bluej511 they check people, nobody know how he get it.

[@lesLeski]

Bodyguards either very incompetent or knew something not to be too close to him.

[@endeckerBM]

No, no, you're thinking of JFK.

[@nataliaf-tm8or]

Nobody expected that act can happen among couple of seniors elders in a small city😢

[@strsljenstrsljen9925]

Gavrilo Princip

[@ssos5939]

ten bol ešte mladý a hlúpy, tento bol starý blázon

[@terrancekayton007]

Why no “Closed Captions,” available????

[@falco6964]

In Italia è tutto censurato

[@davefisher1417]

wy were guards on wrong side of barrier

[@ohlookacat]

There were guards on both sides. Some in civil clothes among people other in suits as you can see in video

[@elmiramuradova561]

Не могу смотреть на телохранителей. Такого позора еще нигде не видела. Убрать всех!

[@user-ng4fp1xz7k]

Putler is a war criminal

[@JoshuaMutetwa]

This was an inside job how did the gun men know were he would be

[@tollph3314]

public info

[@veroist_]

Public info dum dum

[@JoshuaMutetwa]

@@veroist_ He walked toward the gunmen were there was a long line of people SH

[@ffdd826]

This prima minester got moved into the car with not driver nobody want to move the car never seen this bad special security

[@MrNobody55555]

They assisted with the hit perhaps?

[@ffdd826]

@@MrNobody55555 brother they litteraly move the minister into the car but nobody drives it to hospital

[@ffdd826]

@@MrNobody55555 maybe after 30 seconds after he put in the car this cant be real profesional security no mather what they failed, i can tell you like how a real security needs to be like awake and open eyes not big and dumb

[@ffdd826]

In such a case like this the security needs to go in from of him with special bullitfree suitcases to protect him no mather wat. He realy need to switch security after this terrorism

[@MrNobody55555]

@@ffdd826 Dude, he's at the hospital right now.

[@zoltancsady42]

A záhadné nebola krv..5 výstrelov???Zaujímavé...

[@to_the_wilderness]

Jsem toho názoru, že když tě někdo chce zabít devítkou z jednoho metru, tak tě zabije. To se nestalo. Žádná krev, odešel po svých, tři týdny na to už dává prohlášení?

[@BlueLineofthesky]

So, it was real bullets or rubber bullets? It seems that many media stations are stating different information....this so chaotic!

[@fingerprint8479]

Western Global humiliation a lot worse than Afghanistan inevitable!

[@dedek222]

najlepsi je policajt s pelendrekom , co sa otocil a ako chce riadit premavku...

[@szygy235]

Ved presne to bola jeho uloha. To nie je "pelendrek" ale smerovka na riadenie dopravy. Je to dopravak. Zabezpecoval, aby nikto nesiel tym smerom. Ach!

[@irena6432]

A co robiła jego ochrona?

[@csikierno4384]

Funny Bodyguards

[@mnm2007]

no body armour ?

[@amonyyyak]

No, we never witnessed assassination attempt like this in Slovakia. That's why no body armour, because nobody thought this could ever happen

[@theduchess9019]

LOL! Politicians rarely go around donning freaking body armor! If they'd think they needed it, they'd stay home!

[@EugeneLorey]

They sure bumped this off the top of the news feed quickly.

[@Wizardof]

Even allies of Poetin are not safe.

[@wolfswinkel8906]

Western "values": assassination of people for political purposes even in democracies This is new fascism.

[@user-pb1ic7pi9c]

Did they get him??

[@erikpollak6664]

yep 4 times but he lives is undertaking surgery. He was able to communicate as he went to hospital.

[@demented_ops]

​@@erikpollak6664lol savage

[@endeckerBM]

@@erikpollak6664 I hope he was saying "fire those bodyguards!"

[@tammber]

who's gonna be next in the region?

[@ronniefranco512]

Weird that all those people don't duck.

[@soton5teve]

Why is he saying something like "now" to the guy in grey t shirt, on the right edge, that couple on the right before he then pulls out the gun and shoots?

[@PhoenixAndTheRaven]

Have a seat dude

[@falco6964]

In Italy tutto censurato

[@mikado13]

In Poland, germany too

[@djocane]

ma che stai a dì che era sul telegiornale e su tutti i giornali

[@djocane]

e tra l'altro come notizia di copertina...

[@EddieMush]

Tutto muscoli.

[@vasiovasio]

Security Incompetence on a Level Infinity! 😔😔😔

[@naturescanvasEXP]

why are all calm like that??

[@kristinasimekova830]

I think it was plan… from NATO and EU 😢 we democratically elected and they don’t accept it … this is so sad. I live in sick world

[@zuzkaheckova6655]

Slovensko je veľmi bezpečná krajina. Nie sme zvyknutí na zbrane. Ľudia si v prvých momentoch mysleli, že tam buchaju petardy.

[@Pityuu2]

Gun violence is extremely uncommon in Central Europe, most of the bystanders didn't even realize what was going on. Your average Slovakian cannot recognize the sound of gunshots nor do they expect to ever hear it.

[@MikesHardMEMEs2.0]

Wooow...... English Title.....But No English In The Video..... Looks Like Someone Learned A New Version Of Clickbait....

[@louisbabycos106]

Prayers and thoughts . Why no body armor?

[@-TruthHurts]

top security detail... is there anything the Slavs can do right?

[@user-rv4wv6vy2c]

No ti bodyguardy to nevyriešili?

[@MustangGaming87]

Police walking with stick not guns? 😂 what is this third world country?

[@argentynski.baran.idol.polakow]

European Union are educated and cultural people. Police dont carry guns. Of course oxcept of poland, US colony.

[@argentynski.baran.idol.polakow]

In poland unlike Slovakia police carry guns. I fell not safe in my country, poland. I prefer Slovakia.

[@Brian1961-ep4bq]

Well look at Dublin look at Sweden and I'm sure there's some other countries in there too daylight immigrants in everywhere this is where Biden was flying one world order I'm just saying it's my opinion

[@nawbrunitback]

They had one job to do smh prayers for the prime minister of Slovakia and his family and the people this is wild

[@KravMagoo]

You always pray for thugs and brutes?

[@johntiquet4778]

CIA making an example for other euro leaders.

[@bingchilling4290]

Bingo

[@mifo7411]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Murek79]

Slovakia should be proud of such a prime minister. Mr. Fico, get well soon. You are a genius, Mr. Robert Fico! Get well ! it was He who encouraged peace! He was the one who opposed the WHO treaty! GET BACK TO HEALTH, POLES ARE WITH YOU

[@Pilot19597]

Fiko 🤡

[@simonab6990]

❤❤❤

[@satriani111]

The Body guards hate putin so they let it just 😂… putin will not walk to shake hands so easy anymore 😂

[@anthonywelch3794]

Dost slabá reakce ochranky 👎🏻

[@pedrorodrigues7285]

This is a pre warning directly to Putin.

[@juliovidal8346]

😂

[@heavyd777]

Is this Putin?

[@khankurblaj3934]

no, its your mother

[@KravMagoo]

He was a big Putin ally...so very possibly so.

[@asnark7115]

@@KravMagoo Much more likely to have been CIA.

[@mikado13]

CIA

[@Pilot19597]

@@mikado13 lol

[@kenb3552]

Pro Russian - pro Putin - refused to help Ukraine. Oh well.

[@kenb3552]

@DagmarNycova I didn't say it was about the war. My point is - I will not miss this guy.

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

Putin is destroying the whole world , not just Ukraine , not just Europe

[@Doug_M]

Everything is Russia, Russia, Russia's fault according to crazy leftist logic.

[@pelmeni_va]

He may die standing while you live on your knees

[@kenb3552]

@@pelmeni_va LOL. Give me a break 🙄😄

[@svk1939]

Atentátnik = liberálny aktivista

[@kennethmoles4643]

Prayers for Prime Minister Fico's life and a fast recovery!!!

[@phiklik1]

Jan Kuciak payback

[@derptrolling4740]

Russia FSB did thism

[@hiroshangayanath6381]

No probably cia, because he is against nato's hypocrite acts

[@asnark7115]

"Russia FSB did this"-isms, indeed!

[@SirPeacemaker]

It was commited by ukraininan secret service.

[@CarolReidCA]

Me thinks it was Ukraine.

[@SirPeacemaker]

@@CarolReidCA Maybe there was some connection. Ukraine is connected to USA. So maybe....

[@KochamPrzyrodeOfficjal]

Som z Poľska, premiér Robert Fico, veľa zdravia:

[@EnglishAbundance]

Alexei Navalny, Yevgeny Prigozhin... And now the Slovakian PM. Putin needs to be stopped!

[@norbertpnakovic2555]

That was not Putins work

[@mountainjew1474]

😮​@norbertpnakovic2555 yes it was.

[@wolfswinkel8906]

Why would Putin do this to a friendly PM? You're not using your head to think, I assure you.

[@argentynski.baran.idol.polakow]

US troll

[@simonab6990]

This is the work of the "democratic" West.

[@filipachour8409]

Karma je zdarma

[@Ladyhawk2808]

What goes around comes around! He is no better than Meciar

[@darise70]

Idiot

[@SirPeacemaker]

Vy progresívni fašouni jedného pekného dňa pojdete do pixe... A to píšem ako človek, ktorý Fica ozaj nemusí. Ale táto vaša agresivita začína byť už veľmi nebezpečná pre demokraciu!

[@12587drago]

Fico stole 7 billion euros from slovakian hard working hands.. it'a karma that just took too long.

[@wolfswinkel8906]

​@@12587drago what a world we live in. Now you're telling lies about a man fighting for his life... This is terrible

[@frenchietowerswevo2710]

am i an arab ..?