​Freelance Romanian journalist Cristian Botez, currently in Cairo talked for HotNews.ro about the current situation in Tahrir Square up to mid Wednesday. "Up to 1 PM, the situation degenerated and the two camps clashed violently, teenagers and children are caught in the middle of the fight", the Romanian journalist said.

Cristian BotezFoto: Arhiva personala

His most important statements

  • Until 1 PM the two opposing camps confronted verbally but the situation got worse every minute  
  • The madness started after 1 PM  
  • This is a terrible war. In half an hour, most wounded appeared because the two camps attack in successive waves 
  • Teenagers and children are caught in the middle of the fight 
  • The military withdrew within the tanks Journalists went to their hotels A French journalist was seriously injured at his leg