Surgery for Berlusconi

ITALIAN Premier Silvio Berlusconi has undergone four hours of face surgery to repair damage he suffered when a man hurled a statuette at him in 2009.

The 74-year-old Berlusconi was operated on under general anaesthetic in Milan, said a statement quoting his personal doctor, Alberto Zangrillo.

Berlusconi suffered a broken nose and two broken teeth when a man hurled a miniature statue of Milan’s cathedral at him at close range at the end of a political rally in Milan on December 13, 2009.