Former Albanian president, 78, is PUNCHED in the face and left with a black eye ... trends now
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Former Albanian president Sali Berisha was punched in the face by a thug today during an anti-government protest in the capital of Tirana.
The opposition leader, 78, was leading hundreds of protesters towards the venue of a summit of EU leaders and their Western Balkan counterparts in Tirana when a 31-year-old man emerged from the crowd and attacked the politician.
Video shows Berisha, who leads the centre-right Democratic Party, being thrown backwards by the powerful punch while his bodyguards rushed to subdue the attacker.
Berisha, a former president and prime minister of Albania, was later seen gently dabbing his black eye with a handkerchief.
Video shows Berisha, who leads the centre-right Democratic Party, being thrown backwards by the powerful punch while his bodyguards rushed to subdue the attacker
Berisha, a former president and prime minister of Albania, was later seen gently dabbing his black eye with a handkerchief
Former Albanian president Sali Berisha was punched in the face and left with a black eye
Police said a 31-year old suspect who was taken into custody had suffered from 'psychiatric irregularities' and had previously faced charges involving acts of violence and drug trafficking.
Thousands of opposition supporters gathered in
