Slovak PM Shooting Suspect Arrives In Court

The suspect charged with the attempted murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico arrived Saturday at the Pezinok criminal court that will decide on pre-trial detention.

The man was identified by Slovak media as 71-year-old poet Juraj Cintula. Cintula fired five shots at Fico and hit him four times, including in the abdomen as Fico was walking towards his supporters after a government meeting in the central Slovak mining town of Handlova on Wednesday. Fico was taken to hospital by helicopter and underwent five hours of surgery.