Robert Fico blames Slovak opposition for ‘hatred’ that led to his shooting

Recovering PM posts video in which he calls would-be assassin messenger of evil' but offers forgiveness

The Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, has blamed the country's opposition for fostering the hatred" that led to his assassination attempt in his first appearance since he was seriously wounded in a shooting three weeks ago.

In a pre-recorded speech posted on Facebook on Wednesday, in the run-up to the European elections, Fico described the shooter as an activist of the Slovak opposition ... a messenger of evil and political hatred that the politically unsuccessful and frustrated opposition has fanned to unmanageable proportions".