Albanian opposition leader attacked during anti-government protest

Sali Berisha after he was attacked during an anti-government protest held near a summit of European Union leaders (AP)

The leader of the Albanian opposition centre-right Democratic Party has been attacked during an anti-government protest held near a summit of European Union leaders and their counterparts from the Western Balkans in the Albanian capital.

Sali Berisha, a 78-year-old former president and prime minister, was leading hundreds of protesters walking toward the summit area in Tirana accompanied by former president Ilir Meta when a man came out of the crowd and punched him in the face.