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| An attack on Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday was premeditated, Italy's interior minister, Roberto Maroni, has said. | An attack on Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday was premeditated, Italy's interior minister, Roberto Maroni, has said. |
| Mr Maroni said the suspect, named as Massimo Tartaglia, had been "developing a rage" against the PM "for some time". | Mr Maroni said the suspect, named as Massimo Tartaglia, had been "developing a rage" against the PM "for some time". |
| Mr Berlusconi, 73, suffered a broken nose, cuts and two broken teeth after being hit with a model of Milan cathedral after a rally in the city. | Mr Berlusconi, 73, suffered a broken nose, cuts and two broken teeth after being hit with a model of Milan cathedral after a rally in the city. |
| He is to leave hospital on Wednesday with orders to rest, his doctor said. | He is to leave hospital on Wednesday with orders to rest, his doctor said. |
| The prime minister's personal physician Alberto Zangrillo told journalists on Tuesday that Mr Berlusconi had been ordered not to carry out "important" public activities for two weeks. | The prime minister's personal physician Alberto Zangrillo told journalists on Tuesday that Mr Berlusconi had been ordered not to carry out "important" public activities for two weeks. |
| "Physically, he is eating normally, but with a bit of difficulty," Mr Zangrillo said. "In terms of morale, it's still a matter of concern... but he is showing signs of recovery." | |
| He said the prime minister had spent "a quiet night". | He said the prime minister had spent "a quiet night". |
| class="" href="/2/hi/europe/8411734.stm">Italian media reaction class="" href="/2/hi/in_pictures/8411183.stm">In pictures: Attack on Berlusconi class="" href="/2/hi/europe/8411474.stm">Berlusconi bloodied but unbowed | |
| Mr Maroni said the assailant had been in the square in Milan for some hours ahead of Mr Berlusconi's arrival "to prepare for his mad action". | |
| "He was equipped with pepper spray and also a resin crucifix," he said. | "He was equipped with pepper spray and also a resin crucifix," he said. |
| "He had been developing a rage against the prime minister for some time." | "He had been developing a rage against the prime minister for some time." |
| He said the attacker didn't belong to any political group and described him as unmarried and suffering from "paranoia". | |
| Mr Maroni said an investigation into the incident had been launched. | |
| The attack led to criticism of the security surrounding Mr Berlusconi, but Mr Maroni said police check every area visited by the prime minister well in advance. | |
| Earlier, lawyers for Mr Tartaglia, who reportedly has a history of mental illness, said he had apologised for his "cowardly and rash act". | Earlier, lawyers for Mr Tartaglia, who reportedly has a history of mental illness, said he had apologised for his "cowardly and rash act". |
| Mr Berlusconi was signing autographs in a crowd of people when the object - described by Mr Maroni as an alabaster model - struck him full in the face. | |
| Amid chaotic scenes he was bundled into a car, his face bloodied, and driven to hospital. | |
| Mr Zangrillo said the prime minister had lost half a litre (one pint) of blood in the attack. |