Italy's Berlusconi in hospital after attack
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
MILAN, Dec 14 (AFP): A man with a history of mental health problems attacked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Sunday, knocking out two of his teeth and forcing him to be rushed to hospital.
Television pictures showed a bloody-faced Berlusconi being bundled into a car by aides and driven off to hospital following the attack, which took place after the 73-year-old prime minister held political rally in his native Milan.
Police charged the 42-year-old assailant with aggravated assault for hurling a miniature replica of Milan's gothic cathedral at Berlusconi in the northern industrial city, the ANSA news agency said.
Television pictures showed a bloody-faced Berlusconi being bundled into a car by aides and driven off to hospital following the attack, which took place after the 73-year-old prime minister held political rally in his native Milan.
Police charged the 42-year-old assailant with aggravated assault for hurling a miniature replica of Milan's gothic cathedral at Berlusconi in the northern industrial city, the ANSA news agency said.