Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Bloodied at Milan Rally...

Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was hit in the face by a statuette at a political rally in Milan. The BBC's video, at the link, shows the moment of impact at the first few seconds of the clip. This YouTube below shows Berlusconi's injuries, said to include a broken nose and two lost teeth:

Plus, from London's Independent, "Bloodied but unbowed, Berlusconi insists 'they won't stop me': Italian Premier held in hospital overnight after man attacks him with statuette":

The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was last night rushed to hospital with his face covered in blood after being attacked at a rally in Milan.

The 73-year-old Premier was not seriously injured, but the incident marked a further humiliation in what has been an annus horribilis for the billionaire media mogul, already beset by sex scandals, corruption charges, Mafia accusations and a bitter separation from his wife of 19 years.

Mr Berlusconi had been addressing a rally of his People of Freedom party yesterday evening in a pedestrian area in the centre of Milan, his home city. Shortly after, at 6.20pm local time while he signed autographs, a protestor in the crowd hit the Premier squarely in the face with a heavy object, thought to be a statuette of the city's famous gothic cathedral, behind which Mr Berlusconi had just made a long rancorous speech to political supporters.

A clearly shocked Mr Berlusconi appeared to lurch forward in response to the attack, before being bundled into a car by security staff and rushed to the city's San Raffaele Hospital.

Doctors announced that the Prime Minister's injuries were not serious. However, Mr Berlusconi had suffered a "small fracture" of the nose, two broken teeth and an injury to the inside and outside of his lip, according to Paolo Klun, chief spokesman for the hospital. Mr Berlusconi was being kept in overnight as a precaution.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I'm still here and they're not going to stop me," the Prime Minister was said to have later told friends and colleagues in hospital.

Also, at Gateway Pundit, "Crazed & Violent Leftist Bloodies Italian Premier Berlusconi at Rally (Video)." Plus, Chicago Ray, "When Euro Trash Attacks....Italian Leader Attacked Bloody WIth Statuette ..."

Plus, the New York Times, "Attacker Fractures Berlusconi’s Nose."

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UPDATE: Shorter Michael J.W. Stickings: Berlusconi pretty much deserved it (and it wasn't just a "punch in the face").

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UPDATE II: Post corrected after heads up from Repsac3.