#SLOVAKIA: PM Fico Survives Assassination Attempt

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Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday, but his deputy prime minister said he believed Fico would survive.

The prime minister had been greeting supporters at an event when the attempted assassination took place, shocking the small country and reverberating across Europe weeks before an election.

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#SOUTHKOREA: Opposition Leader Stabbed

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 The leader of South Korea's political opposition was stabbed at a news conference in the southern port city of Busan, Yonhap news agency reports.

Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost the presidential elections in 2022, was stabbed on the left side of his neck on Tuesday morning.

The attacker was arrested at the scene.

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FLASH: #PAKISTAN: Former PM Khan Shot In Assassination Attempt

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Pakistan's controversial former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has survived an assassination attempt on his convoy while holding a protest march in the eastern city of Wazirabad.

He was wounded in the leg when a burst of gunfire hit his vehicle as he participated in a protest March against the government. One person, a Khan supporter, was killed and at least five others were injured. The gunman was also reportedly shot and killed.

There was no immediate official comment on the motive for the attack which allies say was an assassination bid.

The shooting has sparked demonstrations across the country in support of Khan.

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#GERMANY: Chairman Of Anti-Migrant Party Brutally Attacked; Police Seek Three Hooded Attackers

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Frank Magnitz, chairman of the city of Bremen’s Alternative For Germany Party, was left with a gaping wound in his head after he was reportedly knocked unconscious by three attackers Monday.

Chancellor Angela Merkel led the condemnations of the attack, which was labeled as an assassination attempt by party officials. The AfD party is the official opposition in the Bundestag, Germany's parliament.

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#MOZAMBIQUE: Oppo. Rebel Leader Afonso Dhlakama Survives Ambush, Blames Gov't

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The motorcade of Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique’s Renamo Party, wounding four members of the Renamo militia as it was heading for the provincial capital Chimoio. Dhlakama blamed police and security forces for the attack, which took place two weeks after Dhlakama refused talks offered by Pres. Filipe Nyusi.

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Pres. Cand. Sisi "Haunted by Assassination Fears;" Sends Others to Rallies [world politics news]

CHILE: Communist Party Leader Defends Violence, Involvement in Pinochet Assassination Plan [world politics news]

Communist Party (PC) leader Guillermo Teillier has attracted vehement criticism from fellow politicians after admitting to authorizing a failed assassination attempt on right-wing dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1986 and defending the use of violence in certain political situations.