A congresswoman shot in the head in an assassination attempt that killed six others is able to respond to doctors’ commands, a surgeon has said.
Dr Michael Lemole, who is treating 40-year-old Gabrielle Giffords at the University Medical Centre in Tucson, Arizona, told a news conference that she is able to communicate.
Dr Lemole said the gunshot went through the left side of her head and that surgeons worked to reduce pressure from swelling in the brain by removing bone fragments.
Giffords was shot by a gunman on Saturday as she met with constituents at a Tucson supermarket.
Six others were killed, and 14 wounded, including the congresswoman.
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