Slovakia's populist prime minister and longtime leader, Robert Fico, remained in critical condition Thursday morning after being shot multiple times at close range in what officials in the central European country said was likely a politically motivated attack.
The suspected gunman was apprehended after the shooting of the 59-year-old premier in the city of Handlova, east of the Slovak capital.
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