The health toll after the protest in Tirana has been updated by the Ministry of Health, which reported that some of those injured are receiving treatment at the University Hospital of Trauma. According to the official version, they include two police officers and four protesters, while one of the officers is in the operating room after a head injury.
What the Ministry of Health announced
In the update published at 17:50, the ministry said that those injured in the protest are being treated at the University Hospital of Trauma. The statement refers to two police officers and four protesters under medical care.
The institution did not provide further details on the specific circumstances of the injuries, but only presented the health status of the people being treated up to that point.
One officer in surgery, another under monitoring
According to the official statement, the officer with the initials D.K. has been admitted to the Neurosurgery service for further monitoring and is reported to be in good health.
Meanwhile, the officer with the initials F.R., who came from Shkodra, is undergoing surgery because of a head injury. The ministry has not given further details on the nature of the injury or how it was caused during the protest.
Four protesters being treated at Trauma
The same statement says that four protesters are under medical care and, according to the ministry, are in good health.
Among them is a female protester with the initials E.P., for whom preliminary information says she is under intensive monitoring. For her as well, the official version says that she is in good health and conscious.
QSUT has no injured people, but questions remain over the toll
The Ministry of Health also stated that there are currently no injured people at QSUT.
At this stage, public information remains limited to the data shared by institutions, without a fuller picture of the total number of injured people and the dynamics that led to these injuries during the protest in Tirana.
The toll made public so far is based on the official communication of the Ministry of Health, while more detailed clarification is still lacking on the full circumstances of the clash and specific responsibilities.
The focus remains on the condition of the injured, amid reports of surgery, intensive monitoring and medical treatment after tensions in the capital.