Slovakia: Two dead after shooting outside LGBT bar
Two people have died after a shooting outside an LGBT venue in Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava. A third person was wounded in the attack on Wednesday evening near the Teplaren bar, close to the city centre. The suspected gunman was found dead on Thursday morning, police said. Information on his motive has not been released. However, local media reported that he had written social media posts indicating that he held views against LGBT and Jewish people. The young man was also identified in Slovak media as the son of a former candidate for a far-right political party. On Thursday, Prime Minister Eduard Heger condemned the attack, saying any form of extremism was unacceptable. Meanwhile, President Zuzana Caputova called on the country’s politicians to stop spreading hate. The apparent hate crime sparked renewed calls for an end to homophobia in Slovakia, a relatively conservative EU country where same-sex marriage is not permitted.(BBC)…[+]