Italian Premier Berlusconi Punched in the Face at the Rally [VIDEO & PHOTOS]

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was punched in the face at the end of a rally on Sunday  (Dec. 13, 2009) by a man holding a small statue in his hand, leaving the 73-year-old media mogul with a bloodied mouth and looking stunned, police said. The 42-year-old man accused of attacking Berlusconi in Milan as he signed autographs was immediately taken into custody.

The attack occurred after Berlusconi had just finished delivering a long, vigorous speech at the rally to a crowd of applauding supporters from his Freedom People party at about 6:30 p.m.