{"id":2442,"date":"2009-12-14T04:49:30","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T10:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2022-09-29T10:00:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T07:00:26","slug":"berlusconi-recovering-in-hospital-after-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/berlusconi-recovering-in-hospital-after-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlusconi recovering in hospital after assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

The video of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi being assaulted while signing autographs to his fans has been an Internet sensation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Berlusconi was today recovering in hospital with a fractured nose, 2 broken teeth and a lip injury a San Raffaele hospital after being attacked in yesterdays political rally.<\/p>\n

The attack occurred when the leader was signing autographs and was greeting the crowd outside a cathedral.<\/p>\n

Berlusconi who was dazed and fell on the floor was seen being put into a car but his injuries looked very distressing with a bloodied face and much distress in Mr Berlusconi\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

Berlusconi’s personal doctor, Alberto Zangrillo, said he would be kept under observation in for at least 24 hours and would need up to 15 days to recover.<\/p>\n

The Italian prime minister asked to see the newspapers as soon as he woke up, the Italian ANSA news agency reported.<\/p>\n

He told ANSA he was “fine” and considered it a “miracle” that he had not been hit in the eyes.<\/p>\n

Massimo Tartaglia, a 42-year-old Milan resident with a history of mental illness, was detained by police and is being questioned, Italian media reports said.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the evening, Berlusconi told a rally to mark the opening of public membership of the People of Freedom party, that his popularity rating stood at 63%.<\/p>\n

Opinion polls have however been saying his popularity has sliped to 50% due to a year full of controversy with legal troubles newspaper headlines about his alleged involvement in sex scandals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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