Violence Erupts in Bahrain: Nicholas Kristof Reports on Twitter

Nicholas Kristof has just tweeted about the violence erupting in Bahrain. Here are his most recent comments,

Worst injuries from those at Deh marching toward Pearl. Many head wounds. Unsure if live fire or rubber bullets.

Lots of casualties. ER filling up. 1 a girl of abt 13, writhing on stretcher. 1 a man w terrible head wound. #bahrain

Patients pouring into ER, along w tear gas . Chaos. Tr gas grenades thudding in bckground

Panicked crowds running thru hospital after police attack. Drs rushing to ER. Tear gas grenades outside, wafting in 19 minutes ago

Police attacking protesters here at hospital in #Bahrain. Tear gas inside. Panic. 30 minutes ago Favorite

Army just fired again on #Bahrain protesters. 35 minutes ago

At the moment Kristof is unsure if the army is using live ammo or rubber bullets. Al Jazerra says their corespondent, Even Hill has reported the use of live ammunition. Reports earlier today said that violence had stopped but that the situation was hovering on the edge. This morning protesters buried those killed by yesterdays government crackdown.

Kristof is continuing to described the wounded, as they are brought to doctors for care,

Man in blood drenched shirt just walked in. Drs outraged, helping me get stories and video

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