Man attacks Italian Prime Minister in Rally

Assam News · December 14, 2009

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has suffered a broken nose and lost two of his teeth after being attacked by a protester at a political rally in Milan on Sunday. Berlusconi was leaving a rally of his People of Freedom (PdL) party when a man struck him in the face with a souvenir statue of the the Milan Dome.

The attack was caught by television cameras and happened as Mr Berlusconi was on his way back to his car. The 73-year-old prime minister was taken to a hospital with a broken nose, two broken teeth, a cut lip and blood all over his face. He is now recovering and under observation in the hospital.

The attacker was a 42-year-old man called Massimo Tartaglia. Police arrested him immediately and later charged with aggravated assault. Tartaglia is allegedly suffering from serious mental problems. The attack was a serious security breach and it is expected that soon an investigation will be started into how the attacker got so close to the Prime Minister.

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Sam Wright says:

Dec 14, 2009 at 10:58 am

This whole incident must have been scary for Berlusconi; at the same time, he should probably feel lucky – it could have been a lot worse