Prague, Sept. 2 -- Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, now the leader of the opposition ANO party, was struck in the head with a metallic forearm crutch by a man during an election rally on Monday, the Czech News Agency reported.
The attack occurred in the eastern town of Dobra in the afternoon. Babis, who served as Czech prime minister from 2017 to 2021, went to hospital for an examination after the incident, the agency said, citing an ANO spokesman.
His health condition was not immediately clear. Czech Television later reported that Babis underwent a head CT scan and was subsequently released from the hospital.
Czech Police said on the social media platform X that officers at the scene immediately detained the man after the attac...