Roundup: Italian PM injured in attack at political rally
Silvio Berlusconi
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was attacked  injured in the face by a protester and hospitalized shortly after a political meeting in Milan on Sunday evening.
 Berlusconi was signing autographs when a man from the crowd threw at him a statuette representing the Milan Dome  making his nose and mouth deeply bleed  state-run television RAI reported.
 Under shock  the prime minister was then rushed into a car and driven away to a nearby hospital for first aid assistance. Upon reaching the hospital Berlusconi told a member of his staff that he was "feeling well."
 However  the prime minister's conditions are serious according to the doctor in charge of him. He has suffered a severe nose trauma  broken one of his teeth and injured his lower lip.
 The prime minister would spent the night at the hospital and be kept under medical control for 20 days  the doctor explained.
 The man hid among a small group of protesters who were shouting slogans and whistling at the prime minister. Then  unnoticed by the security  he threw the statuette at Berlusconi's face.
 According to people who spoke to Berlusconi  the prime minister said to be "very disappointed and afflicted by the attack  which is the result of all the poison" lately thrown at him.
 "This is the consequence of the political tensions of these days. While we were in the car going to the rally Berlusconi told me to be very worried and said he hoped nothing would happen " Bonaiuti recalled.
 "But unfortunately this time something very serious did occur " he said.
 Italy's political scene has been lately rocked by fierce contrasts between the opposition and the judiciary on one side  and Berlusconi and his center-right government on the other.
 The prime minister has repeatedly accused the "communist left" of conducting a personal fight against him.
 All Berlusconi's allies condemned the assault linking it to the on-going political tensions and hate campaign.
[TGT] was attacked  injured in the face by a protester and hospitalized shortly after a political meeting in Milan on Sunday evening.
 [TGT] was signing autographs when a man from the crowd threw at [TGT] a statuette representing the Milan Dome  making [TGT] nose and mouth deeply bleed  state-run television RAI reported.
 Under shock  [TGT] was then rushed into a car and driven away to a nearby hospital for first aid assistance. Upon reaching the hospital [TGT] told a member of [TGT] staff that [TGT] was "feeling well."
 However  the prime minister's conditions are serious according to the doctor in charge of him. He has suffered a severe nose trauma  broken one of his teeth and injured his lower lip.
 [TGT] would spent the night at the hospital and be kept under medical control for 20 days  the doctor explained.
 The man hid among a small group of protesters who were shouting slogans and whistling at [TGT]. Then  unnoticed by the security  he threw the statuette at [TGT]'s face.
 According to people who spoke to Berlusconi  [TGT] said to be "very disappointed and afflicted by the attack  which is the result of all the poison" lately thrown at [TGT].
 "This is the consequence of the political tensions of these days. While we were in the car going to the rally [TGT] told me to be very worried and said [TGT] hoped nothing would happen " Bonaiuti recalled.
 "But unfortunately this time something very serious did occur " [TGT] said.
 Italy's political scene has been lately rocked by fierce contrasts between the opposition and the judiciary on one side  and [TGT] and [TGT] center-right government on the other.
 [TGT] has repeatedly accused the "communist left" of conducting a personal fight against [TGT].
 All [TGT]'s allies condemned the assault linking it to the on-going political tensions and hate campaign.