Slovakia's prime minister shot after Cabinet meeting

Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot Wednesday after a meeting in the town of Handlova, according to local media reports.

Fico was shot after holding a Cabinet meeting in the Trenčín region of central Slovakia, according to the Slovak news agency TASR.

An unknown assailant fired at Fico outside the house where the meeting had been held while the prime minister was chatting with supporters, according to the English language newspaper The Slovak Spectator, which reported multiple gunshots before he fell to the ground.

It wasn't immediately clear what Fico's condition was or the motivation for the attack, but he has been taken to the hospital.

Fico is a pro-Russian leader who won power for a fourth time in parliament last October.

In April, Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of his, won the presidency, further cementing his party's grip on power and the push toward more pro-Russia views in Slovakia, heightening hostility with Western nations.

Updated at 9:57 a.m. ET