Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was badly scratched and hit in the face by a man wielding a small souvenir replica of Milan’s cathedral, Sunday 13 December in Milan, although it’s unclear if the man threw it or hit Berlusconi with it. The prime minister is receiving 24 hours of treatment and observation in a hospital but is expected to leave late Monday. The hospital has issued a statement saying he has a slight nose fracture and two broken teeth. The man who accosted him while he was signing autographs has a history of psychiatric problems.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 14 December 2009 at 8:52 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 14 December 2009.
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Tags: attacked, injured, Italy, Milan, punched, Silvio Berlusconi
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