The Prime Minister of Slovakia underwent surgery and is currently in stable condition
According to a report by the Slovak TV media TA3 on the 15th local time, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Fizo underwent surgery and is currently in stable condition.
On the evening of the 15th local time, Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Taraba told the BBC that Sri Lankan Prime Minister Fizo is not in danger of life.
Earlier in the day, Slovakia Interior Minister Estok said Fizo, who had been wounded by the shooting, was in critical condition.
Estok said at a news conference that day that preliminary information indicated that the assassination was clearly politically motivated and that "we are doing everything possible to investigate this heinous act."
Earlier in the day, Fizo was shot after a government meeting in the country's Trenchin region, and gunmen fired multiple shots at him. The gunman, a male, has been arrested.
After the incident, Slovak President Chaputova strongly condemned the attack and wished Fizo a speedy recovery.
The identity of the gunman who assassinated the Slovak Prime Minister was revealed
On May 15, local time, according to a number of Slovak media reports, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Fizo was injured in a shooting incident and was taken to the hospital. According to the Slovak news website aktuality.sk, the suspect in the attack on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Fizo was identified as a 71-year-old male named J. Fizo. C. Zbraň, from the Slovak town of Levice. According to the report, he fired several shots at Prime Minister Fizo using a firearm that may have been legally possessed.
J. C. Zbraň,图源:法新社
According to the report, the suspect J. C. Zbraň was artistically active and published several collections of poetry. In 2016, he worked for a private security company.
The UN Secretary-General strongly condemned the attack on the Slovak Prime Minister
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres (data map, source: CCTV news client)
On the 15th local time, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres strongly condemned Slovak Prime Minister Fizo who was shot and injured in the country on the same day. Guterres wished Fizo a speedy recovery and extended greetings to his family.
Source: CCTV News