The small intestine of the Slovak Prime Minister was shot five times, "but the doctors performed a miracle".

the Paraméter , Erik Kaliňák, representative of Smer-SD, spoke about the specific injuries of the Prime Minister, who was shot after the government meeting in Handlova on May 15. This is the first time that members of the government have spoken about the specific injuries of the shot prime minister.

According to the Smeres representative, Robert Fico's small intestine was injured at several points, he was shot through it in five places. Erik Kaliňák detailed Fico's injuries during a conversation in Kysucké Nové Mesto.

I was there at the scene, I talked to the doctors, it was just millimeters before the injury would be fatal"

- the postoj.sk portal quotes Kaliňák, adding that the shot hit the small intestine in such a way that it was pierced five times, "but the doctors performed a miracle". According to the government office, the prime minister's condition is improving day by day.

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