<div><p>Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi left hospital on Thursday after suffering severe facial wounds in a violent weekend attack, an AFP journalist said.</p><p>The 73-year-old leader, with a small bandage on his nose and a large compress on his left cheek, was seen leaving the hospital in a black sedan, waving to reporters through the rear window.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=65612202&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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