Hospital director says two persons, injured on Rustaveli Avenue, undergo eye removal surgery

Giorgi Kordzakhia, director of New Hospitals, says two persons, who injured during the demonstration in front of the Parliament, have undergone eye removal surgery. Kordzakhia noted that 24 people were transferred to the clinic yesterday. Two of them have serious eye injuries. We have conducted an enucleation procedure in both cases, Giorgi Kordzakhia said. Yesterday, several thousand opposition and civic activists protest on Rustaveli avenue, in front of the Parliament building, protesting the presence of the Russian Duma delegation in the Parliament building. The confrontation started when protesters tried to push through the police cordon. Police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the demonstrators. Dozens of civilians and police officers have been injured. source: IPN/ interpressnews.ge