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Slovakian lawmakers on Tuesday voted unanimously to support a declaration condemning political violence, six days after an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico. All 130 members of the National Council of Slovakia present in the chamber approved the statement, which said the attack was “obviously committed for political motives and deserves the strongest condemnation.” Fico was severely wounded in the shooting on Wednesday, which was carried out by a 71-year-old identified as Juraj C. On Monday, the hospital in the city of Banská Bystrica where Fico was recovering said his life w…

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