Video shows Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha being punched in the face during anti-government protest

The 78-year-old leader of Albania's opposition Democratic Party was punched in the face on Tuesday during an anti-government protest in the country's capital, video shows. 

Sali Berisha, Albania's former president and prime minister, was leading protesters toward a summit of global leaders in Tirana when a man suddenly broke through the crowd and punched him in the face. Video of the incident shows the man being quickly subdued and beaten. Berisha was photographed soon after with a black eye.

Berisha was leading a crowd protesting alleged corruption committed by Prime Minister Edi Rama, who many blame for a steep rise in the country's cost-of-living, according to the Associated Press.