[quote]Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally in Milan.
Pictures showed Mr Berlusconi, 73, with blood around his mouth and on his face. Reports suggested he had either been punched or hit with an object.
Mr Berlusconi was taken to hospital. A first medical report said two teeth were damaged, with one broken.
A man, who reportedly has a history of mental problems, has been arrested.
Alleged attacker Massimo Tartaglia was detained at the scene
Massimo Tartaglia, 42, had no previous criminal record, police were quoted as saying.
After the attack on Sunday evening the prime minister, looking dazed, was helped to his feet by aides and put in a car. He got out and tried to climb on the car to show he was all right, before being driven away.
It was a typical show of defiance by a political fighter, says the BBC's Duncan Kennedy in Rome.
Mr Berlusconi was to be kept under observation in a hospital in Milan for 24 hours, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.
At hospital he was quoted as saying: "I'm well, I'm well."
Mr Berlusconi had been greeting supporters in a square in Milan when the assault took place.
According to Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, a small group of protesters were shouting slogans and whistling during the rally.
There were reported to have been scuffles between the hecklers and security staff.
During the gathering he told supporters: "They paint me as a monster, but I don't think I am one - firstly because I am good-looking and secondly because I'm a decent chap".
The incident will prompt questions about Mr Berlusconi's security arrangements, says our correspondent.
But he is a gregarious man who likes to mingle with crowds, he adds.
He is also a divisive figure who attracts intense loyalty from some and utter disdain from others.
Mr Berlusconi has been under pressure in recent months.
His private life has been in the spotlight, amid allegations that he slept with prostitutes, and after his wife filed for divorce.
He has dismissed accusations of ties to the Mafia, and criminal cases against him have resumed after a law giving him immunity was overturned.
A week ago tens of thousands of people attended an anti-Berlusconi rally in Rome.[/quote]
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The guy who did the deed:[img]http://static.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/berlusnyrkki5MP_148_ul.jpg[/img]
[quote]During the gathering he told supporters: "They paint me as a monster, but I don't think I am one - [b]firstly because I am good-looking and secondly because I'm a decent chap"[/b][/quote]
YEP, that's why you got punched in the face
I wonder if any Facepunchers were there...
That's how we do it.
He just happens to have a face that's prone to being punched.
[QUOTE=Dummkopf;18917462]That's how we do it.[/QUOTE]
The thought of anyone from Facepunch having anything to do with this makes me laugh
People on the OIFY have been planning this attack for months.
Belusconi seems descent to me, peeps just jealous cuz he a playa :smug:
[QUOTE=MachiniOs;18918833]Belusconi seems descent to me, peeps just jealous cuz he a playa :smug:[/QUOTE]
You don't really know what you're talking about. Firstly he is a dickhead, always acting like a poor kid bullied by the others that want his place. Also he has a very political behaviour, always attacking people with personal accuses and in violent and horrible ways.
Even tho an action like this is not to support, that could have been seen coming because of the way Berlusconi acts.
Wow that was a nice punch to the face.
Facepunch touches all walks of life.
Berlusconi is like the typical Italian with prostitutes and the like
'I'm no saint but you know that"
Oh well, because he doesn't like Berlusconi he obviously has mental problems :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=kidwithsword;18917441]I wonder if any Facepunchers were there...[/QUOTE]
A facepuncher? Outside? Hahaha.
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... :saddowns:
Fuck yeah, that asshole had it coming miles away
OK, which one of you fuckers did the deed?
I want to buy you a drink. :clint:
He deserved it, fucker.
If someone is ever facepunched, they should get the FP logo branded on their face.
[QUOTE=HookJ;18918119]People on the OIFY have been planning this attack for months.[/QUOTE]
no.
The 187th way to die is to get facepunched, remember that children.
[QUOTE=cheeseman52;18928772][img]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46911000/jpg/_46911724_jex_547361_de27-1.jpg[/img]
Badass :frogc00l:[/QUOTE]
the emotion on his face looks hilarious though
I hope I'm not the only one to think that.
Finish him!
It was pathetic how he wanted to get out of his car after getting hit to show the crowd what happened.. :downsbravo:
Maybe he got some kind of face wound?
Fully deserved.
Haha. Karma is a bitch.
Apparently he has two broken teeth and his nose is broken. Which is actually quite bad considering I assumed he just had a nose bleed.
Good. Berlusconi is an idiot and the pope's bitch. He had it coming.
Sorry guys, it wasn't a facepunch.
Saw this on the news this morning, the mentally ill guy threw a model of a churce of something to Berlusconi's face.
He broke his nose and lost two teeth.
what a decent chap!
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