CAIRO: A medical source in Cairo's Tahrir Square has told Bikyamasr.com that they have treated “at least” 2,000 injuries in the past 24 hours as violence against protesters became more intense. The source, who asked not to be named, said that early Tuesday morning saw “a huge number coming in, by the minute.” He added that the majority of those being treated at the field hospitals set up in the Egyptian capital's main square are suffering from asphyxiation, but “there are gunshot wounds for some, who are being transferred to local hospitals for treatment.” It is still unclear how many people have been killed in the past three days of fighting. Official numbers say at least 35 people are dead, while unofficial figures put the number twice as high. A medical source inside one of the makeshift field hospitals told Bikyamasr.com that he gave first aid to protesters who were shot with live ammunition, one of them was shot in the chest from close range. The doctor said the field hospital receives over one hundred injuries every hour or less and serious injuries are transferred to nearby hospitals. The number of makeshift hospitals has risen from three on Sunday to five on Monday due the increasing number of injuries that has passed 3,000 thus far in three days of violence. Police have denied using any weapons other than tear gas bombs, while doctors, eyewitness and gunshots wounds proves the opposite. ** Manar Ammar contributed to this report. BM
