Slovak PM Fico's attacker may not have acted alone, says minister

FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a government meeting, before a shooting incident where he was wounded, in Handlova, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo

BRATISLAVA/BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) -The suspect in an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may not have been just a "lone wolf" as previously believed, the interior minister said on Sunday, as security services try to shed light on an attack that sent shockwaves through Europe.

Fico is no longer in immediate danger but is still in a serious condition after being hit by four bullets on Wednesday, in what was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years.