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Italy's Berlusconi in hospital after attack
Published:  Dec 14, 2009 10:03 AM
Updated: 5:01 AM

A man with a history of mental health problems attacked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, knocking out two of his teeth and forcing him to be rushed to hospital with a blood-splattered face.

Television pictures showed the 73-year-old prime minister in the midst of a crowd following a political rally in his native Milan, when suddenly a man lunged and took a swing at Berlusconi's face.

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