I think it's just impossible to stop a determined gunman. Humans can't react fast enough. I can't think of any assassination attempts that were thwarted by security as it happened. Secret Service failed twice with JFK and Reagan(who didn't die but he got shot), macron got slapped before the perp got body slammed, the women protesters ran up to Putin before getting tackled by security. It's basically an impossible job.
No one in his government seems shocked or surprised. It's almost like they expected this to happen. Looks like we are headed to WW3. Whoever is really running things in our part of the world wants the majority of us to die in a senseless war.
as if anyone at the BBC knows where Slovakia is on the map let alone what they are talking about. Perhaps a non-binary, black, trans person should be reporting on this issue since it clearly affects them most.
@@Jamey_ETHZurich_TUe_Rulez Don't be stupid. Malinová, Kuciak, the shooter in the Bratislava gay cafe - the same manual for removing an inconvenient politician! In Wikipedia, there should be an article about Matovič under the name Slovak Caligula. But he obeyed and was not dangerously self-righteous.🤪
Also "to get that close with a firearm": I hate to break it to you, but pretty much anyone can be carrying a handgun, for all you know. If you get close to people and those people haven't been searched, they can be carrying a gun.
@@tioo5265 Ah yes, ignorant one. I dont think you even watch the whole news here. The called so PM get shot, is the figure of pro-russian. If Putin meant to butt in, why get his supporters to get assassinated in return? Or maybe, you just been both ignorant and brainless.
he loves to go shake hands and talk with his senior fanbase and did that hundreds of times before so there was absolutely no expectation of such thing when shooter looked like them
That security detail was horrible. All three agents to his right were looking at him and the person he was interacting with instead of at least one of them watching the surrounding crowd. The undercover guy at 1:43 can be seen behind and to the right of the assassin, also fixated on the people he was interacting with. The agent in the suit nearest to the assassin should’ve been alerted by his aggressive move forward. What a pitiful group.
@@LuckyCharms777 For real, they're trained in order to not get trusty with anyone, despite their appearance and age; however, they got a little too comfy for their own good; they forgot the basics, probably because nothing happens most of the time. There's always someone crazy out there; it may not happen now, but it may happen another time. Their error was to think it would never happen.
Political figures getting shot in the crowd of people is not unheard of: a Japanese ex-prime minister getting shot dead a couple years back in a very similar situation. Conspiracy? Meh.
29 US Congressmen have been shot and wounded or killed, 4 US presidents have been shot and killed, 2 US presidents have been shot and wounded but survived. You over estimate the value of personal bodyguards.
@Project02025what planet u on putin is responsible he’s the one playing hitler remember Putin ain’t only killing innocent children he’s also killing innocent animals
@Project02025 the old dude loved russia above else what do you expect out of Slovakia. He just seemed to convert in his recent years, but many doubt that.
One scene from footage of shooting in Slovakia shows how frustrated security was when one of them started to shake barrier. Slovakian security has simply watched when shooter fires multiple times to Slovakian Prime Minister.
The security detail needs to be arrested. How is it possible to get five rounds off and five hits? The security detailed leader should be immediately jailed. Here’s why.: The “meet and greet“ group of civilians was not screened, the Prime Minister had no ballistic vest or garments,. No security personnel between the Prime Minister and group of civilians,. The armor, safe car was not properly positioned,. The crowd was immediately dispersed, instead of being detained,. Security detail personnel immediately confused and stood around,. No uniform police escort to the hospital,. The list of blunders continues to grow by the minute.
Fico Je športovec. Každé ráne chodí bežať niekoľko km, bez ochranky. Robí to stále. Dúfam že jeho kondícia mu zachráni život. Slovensko ho potrebuje. Nehľadajte za tím Mosad alebo CIA. Starčekovi vymyli mozog Slovenské neobjektívne médiá.
Robert Fico is a highly intelligent individual with traits that some might describe as characteristic of a dark triad personality, which can appear charismatic to certain people. I have strong reservations about the incident, suspecting that it might have been premeditated and that he may have intentionally burst a bag of blood to simulate being shot. Typically, an attacker would aim for the head, and information about his health would be released by medical professionals rather than the Minister of the Interior. It is remarkable how swiftly his condition was reported to have shifted from "extremely serious and life-threatening" to "stabilized" and "discharged from hospital to home care." Once home, he promptly resumed criticizing the opposition and delivering provocative speeches, seemingly trying to cultivate the image of a public enemy.
@@eddiebear34 not a good comparison, Franz Ferdinand was heir apparent to a large powerful empire that wanted an excuse to absorb a smaller neighbour. Slovakia is at best a minor player in European politics.
It's funny how people try to involve Ukraine in this. It's clear that the majority have no clue about the history and the political situation in Slovakia
Ukraine has nothing to do with it directly. But besides other things the shooter said that he is unhappy that our PM is not supporting sending weapons for Ukraine. This attempt is the result of constant brainwashing by the media and some politicians and constant hate speech against the PM. They are blaming him for everything. Calling him a criminal, gangster, head of mafia and many other things. That old man who tried to kill him said he is unhappy with government decisions and repeats all these phrases that some media and politicians spread across the whole society. The result of this is the nation is totally divided and we are at the edge of civil war. Ukraine is one of the reasons. Because the narrative is if you want peace and don't want to send weapons there you are a pro russian or russian agent and therefore you are a villain. This is what so-called liberals and democrats say here. There were many threats of killing and other verbal attacks on social media if you don't follow narrative spread by mainstream media that we should support Ukraine. If you have a different opinion than you are a bad person or they have even worse terms which are very similar to German untermensch (underman) And this shooting is a result of these tensions in our society. Even our president as a head of state was strongly against our PM and she's been refusing to meet with him so she indirectly is responsible for that shooting. Shooter was her supporter. I'm not blaming her but she did nothing for stopping this dividing for 5 years. Actually she divided us even more because she was holding only one side. The one which strongly supports Ukraine.
@@sweeneytodd011 Even if that's so, the original commenter made it sound like Slovakia denied aids to Ukraine just this past week and "Ukraine" took revenge. You know exactly what I am talking about, don't get cute with semantics.
So by your logic. Anyone who disagreed with Zelenskyy should be killed? Bet you tout democracy, while having dictatorial beliefs against anyone who disagrees with your nazis friend.
Shooter is 71 yo, meaning he was 37 when Slovakia went democratic. It is quite possible that this person has extensive experience of living under dictatorial system with Soviet Russian way of doing things. If the prime minister is seen as pro Russian this could be a possible motive for attack.
The motive for attack is brainwashed head of old sick man, who was not able to accept, that his politic side was defeated in regular democracy elections. And there is big different to not support the war with all weapons the country and army has in stocks and between living under Your imaginary dictatorial system You idiot...
That theory is scilly. Who is not Russia leaning? I am! I was 18 when the Soviet union ended and Russia could start rebuilding itself and flourish. Why would anyone anti communist have anything against todays Russia? It is the West that is in steep decline.
They: being the EU tyrannical overlords. Funny how the EU's unelected council keeps spewing propaganda about "freedom" and "democracy" but the moment one of the EU member states disagrees with the main narrative they get punished into submission. Some _democracy,_ Ursula and Borrell. 😆
If governments would stop making awful decision for the public to in reality, only benefit there own pockets, these things would've never happened in the first place!🙄🙄
the guy was manipulated by the media and by someone via Facebook.he was a pensioner and Fico gave money to pensioners... his Facebook was deleted 2 hours after the attack. Who deleted it?
He supports the truth and facts. The Collective West is on the wrong side of history this time, they should have never got involved with the cesspool that is Ukraine.
No! All these far right wing politicians in EU don't care about Russia and Russian culture and people. All of them simply love Putin and his dictatorship with iron fist. They want in their countries decades of unopposed rule with nobody strong enough to overthrow them.
Goddamn please don't tell me my Mexico is insecure. I'm just getting videos of insecurity all over the world please stay safe and be kind to everyone were all brothers we will see soon how true that is
There is no such thing as a 100% safe place, but let's not pretend that the likelihood of suffering violence is much higher in some places than in others.
Nonsense in the comments.do you people understand how fast a bullet leaves the barrel?5 shots is taken in seconds you're reaction time will probably be at the 2nd round even if it was me the problem is that man took those shots in a crowd that makes it difficult to open fire back cause it would have been more casualties with 5 or more service personnel's opening fire at the suspect as he goes down other civilians would have got shot.so this is not as easy as you think..
@@curiositycloset2359 Yes, so if America is behind one thing, it must be behind everything. I farted this morning, must've been America put something in my food.
Smells like the CIA. Now if only the blame can be put on Putin, European nations will increase funding in Ukraine. They may even send the army in Ukraine.
How is he alive Just boggles my mind ....either the gun was trash or something? Those were point blank 5 shots , atleast 2 bullets should definitely be on target . The rest were disturbed by the security guards.
All those "guards" surrounding him failed big time. Seems they didn't even see the old man raise the gun. Their heads seemed to be looking at the Prime Minister rather than scaling the area.
To everyone saying the security is useless, etc. I just want to remind you that they aren't 'used' to attacks like this, or gun battles. Yes, they should be trained to prevent this. I absolutely agree that the Close Protection and the Police Department has failed, but all of you still need to understand the fact that we do not have enough gun training, and trainings involving guns here.
And i dont recall people leaning to Ukraine side, being shot on the street like this. Tells you a lot about Ukraine supporters. Not to mention if he was paid to do this, makes it even worse for Ukraine. What world we live in.
When the PM spoke against big pharma, and his support of Russia he had painted a target on his back. The old man shooter is the fall guy. His security detail is also complicit in the shooting
they let him shoot 5 times and then took his gun away. In Slovakia, weapons are still used only exceptionally. Almost not at all. That's why the security guard didn't shoot either.this is what Europe used to look like, without migrants. Slovakia is still old Europe
SCOOP : The individual who attempted to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico earlier today has been identified by Slovakian media as Juraj Cintula, a 71-year-old poet and member of the Pro-Western Progressive Party from the town of Levice. Cintula had previously expressed criticism of PM Fico and his government openly on social media.
"member of the Pro-Western Progressive Party" What? He's been outed as a member of SB, a pro-Russian ultra-nationalist group with ties to Russian organised crime and the Spetsnaz.
No as the person who killed Franz Ferdinand was from another countries which is the very reason why a war started. This shooter is from Slovakia and you can't go to a war against yourself.
Forget the 5 shots. How was he able to get that gun from around the waist area, lift it up to firing position and fire the first shot with security just inches away?