Longtime leader Robert Fico was in critical condition after being shot at close range in what officials said was likely a politically motivated attack.

Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot five times in what officials said was a politically motivated assassination attempt. The deputy prime minister told the BBC the surgery appeared to have gone well.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a life-threatening condition after being shot in an "assassination attempt," an official statement says. Follow for live news updates.

A hospital official says Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable but serious condition after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt

By Radovan Stoklasa and Boldizsar Gyori BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) -Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was in "very serious" but stable condition on Thursday, a hospital official said, after he was shot five times in an assassination attempt that laid bare deep political divisions in the country.

Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, is out of danger after being shot five times and undergoing surgery, officials say, following an assassination attempt that rocked the central European country and sparked global condemnation.

By Radovan Stoklasa HANDLOVA, Slovakia (Reuters) -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries on Wednesday when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination that stunned his small Central European nation and drew a chorus of international condemnation.