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Two Shot and Killed Outside Gay Bar in Suspected Hate Crime

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A gunman killed two people and injured another in front of the Teplaren bar in Bratislava, Slovakia, Wednesday night.The country’s prime minister said the suspect was a “radicalized teenager.”On Twitter, Prime Minister Eduard Heger wrote, “I strongly condemn a murder of two young people shot dead in Bratislava last night by a radicalized teenager.”He added, “No form of white supremacy, racism, and extremism against communities, [including] LGBTI, can be tolerated.

We will fight [disinformation] channels spreading hate [and] protect minorities.” The suspect was found dead on Thursday. Police said he died by suicide, according to Reuters.

Authorities explained that he had used a gun registered to a relative in the attack.The victims have been identified by authorities as 23-year-old Matus H.

and 26-year-old Juraj V.Authorities have asked local communities to be patient as they investigate the motive behind the attack, including if it was a hate crime, Reuters reports.The third victim, thought to be a bar staff member, is recovering in the hospital, according to the BBC.Local media outlet Dennik N wrote that the attacker had published a screed against queer and Jewish people.

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