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Slovakian PM shot
« on: Today at 11:26:37 AM »
Shot in the stomach and arm, reported in "life-threatening condition"
Reportedly shooter was a 71 year old man
Not seeing anything about a motive yet

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13421431/Slovakian-PM-shot-wounded-taken-hospital-reports-claim.html

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Re: Slovakian PM shot
« Reply #1 on: Today at 12:40:17 PM »
Hoping there isn't a nasty chain of treaties that will begin a protracted multifaceted ground war in eastern Europe...
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Re: Slovakian PM shot
« Reply #2 on: Today at 02:03:00 PM »
Seeing him described as pro-Russia so lets see how this plays out.
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Re: Slovakian PM shot
« Reply #3 on: Today at 02:30:12 PM »
Hoping there isn't a nasty chain of treaties that will begin a protracted multifaceted ground war in eastern Europe...
Let's just be glad the person targeted wasn't an arch duke . . .
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Re: Slovakian PM shot
« Reply #4 on: Today at 02:58:05 PM »
Let's just be glad the person targeted wasn't an arch duke . . .

and shot with a pocket 9mm Kurz.
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Re: Slovakian PM shot
« Reply #5 on: Today at 03:31:56 PM »
Unpossible.  That only happens in Amerikkka. 
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Re: Slovakian PM shot
« Reply #6 on: Today at 06:51:42 PM »
Let's just be glad the person targeted wasn't an arch duke . . .

As long as the Russians don't mobilize and trigger everyone else we should be all right......oh wait
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