Albanian police fire tear gas as anti-government student protests turn violent
Riot police used tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets after protesters attacked government buildings and more than 300 people were injured, authorities said.
- On Saturday, thousands gathered in Tirana for anti-government protests, with demonstrators hurling stones at government buildings as riot police responded with water cannons and tear gas.
- Anti-Government protests began in May, sparked by a luxury hotel project linked to President Donald Trump's family, and have morphed into a broader push against corruption demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation.
- "We want to stay in our country," Rosela Mira told AFP, reflecting widespread frustration. More than 1.5 million people have left the Balkan nation since the fall of Communism, leaving a population of 2.3 million.
- Prime Minister Edi Rama called for "dialogue," yet protesters burned a symbolic table outside government buildings on Saturday. Rama blamed "foreign actors" for violence, accusing Russia and Iran of driving online misinformation.
- More than 300 protesters and police have been injured during recent clashes, authorities say. Albania ranks 91st among 182 countries on watchdog Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, fueling the anger.
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Violent clashes and street fighting in Tirana, with water cannons, Molotov cocktails, beatings of protesters, fireworks tubes and the authorities' plastic bullets targeting the heads of protesters. The post Albania: Tirana is a war zone – The police have received a zero-tolerance order appeared first on in.gr.
Violent protests in Albania against corruption left light injuries and clashes with the police.
Albanian police fire tear gas as anti-government student protests turn violent
TIRANA, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Albanian riot police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who threw rocks at officers and started a fire at the door of the agriculture ministry in the capital, Tirana, on Saturday.
Thousands of people gathered for a new anti-government rally in the Albanian capital Tirana on Saturday after days of violent unrest, with police using tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Piazza Scanderbeg, in the center of Tirana has turned into an evening in a real battlefield between the police and a few hundred protesters. (ANSA)
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