Juraj Cintula at his final court hearing before receiving his sentence for shooting Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico. Photograph: Robert Nemeti/Anadolu via Getty Images

A Slovakian court ruled on Tuesday that a man who shot and wounded prime minister Robert Fico last year was guilty of terrorism charges and handed him a 21-year jail sentence.

Juraj Cintula (72) shot at Mr Fico five times from just over a one-metre distance as the prime minister greeted people

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