Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been released from hospital after he was shot in an assassination attempt.
Mr Fico, 59, was shot at close range as he greeted supporters at a government meeting in the central Slovak town of Handlova on 15 May.
The attack left him in a serious condition and needing a five-hour operation. He underwent surgery again two days later.
Miriam Lapunikova, the director of the clinic in the central city of Banska Bystrica, said Mr Fico was taken to his home, where he continues to recover from the attack.
In recent days, the hospital said Mr Fico’s condition had been improving.
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A man has been arrested in the shooting, which marked the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years.
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