BERLUSCONI NOSE BROKEN BY PROTEST ATTACKER
Baku, December 14 (AZERTAC). Italy`s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is under observation in hospital after being attacked after a political rally in Milan, according to BBC.
His doctor Alberto Zangrillo said it would take a few weeks for Berlusconi to make a full recovery.
He said the prime minister`s nose and two teeth were broken in the attack and that he had lost a lot of blood.
A 42-year-old man, who has a history of mental illness, has been charged with aggravated assault.
Dr Zangrillo said Mr Berlusconi, 73, had had to undergo a CT scan in the hospital but did not yet require any surgery.
He said the prime minister could be kept in hospital for as long as 48 hours.
“He suffered a big trauma to his face with two evident wounds on the upper lip, one external and one internal which needed surgical suture,” he said.
He is believed to have been struck full in the face by a souvenir model of Milan cathedral while signing autographs.
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