Fire breaks out at Albania's Education Ministry during student protest
Police used tear gas and water cannons as students demanded better university conditions, higher education costs and the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
- On Wednesday, Albania's Education Ministry in Tirana caught fire during the second day of student protests over corruption and education, as police deployed tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds.
- These protests, which began in May, have challenged Prime Minister Edi Rama's government and represent a broader wave of student activism sweeping Europe over education and living conditions.
- Demonstrators threw bricks and broke metal sidewalk barriers, Reuters footage showed, while a nearby Raiffeisen Bank branch also caught fire during the unrest.
- Deputy Prime Minister Albana Kociu condemned the violence on Facebook, stating, "Protesting is a legitimate right," and urging citizens to "Distance yourself from violence and vandalism!"
- Similar activism has erupted in France, where students staged weeks of protests demanding more teachers and better facilities, citing overcrowded classrooms undermining education.
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Several government buildings were badly damaged and at least one was set on fire during anti-government protests in the Albanian capital on Wednesday, as demonstrations escalated into violence for the second night in a row.
The police used water cannons and tear gas on the protesters.
Protesters and policemen clashed violently on Wednesday 14 October in Tirana, on the second day of a mobilization of students demanding the resignation of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. For several months, the population has denounced the corruption of the political class.
Anti-government protests in Albania intensified for a second night, with demonstrators setting fire to parts of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education, as well as vandalizing shops and banks.
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