Thousands gather at new Albanian antigovernment rally
More than 300 protesters and police were injured in the Albanian capital Tirana's fiercest clashes in days.
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More than 300 protesters and police were injured in the Albanian capital Tirana's fiercest clashes in days.
Police in Albania fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters on Saturday, the fifth day of mass student protests demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama step down. Reuters video footage showed police firing a shotgun towards crowds outside the education ministry during clashes with protesters. Reuters reporters found rubber pellets on the ground and pellets hit two Reuters journalists โand several protesters, leaving round marks. The incident marks an escalation in a confrontation between...
Demonstrators and riot police clashed in Albania's capital on Wednesday in a second straight day of violence triggered by student protests calling for better university conditions and Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation. Protesters formed makeshift barricades in the capital, Tirana, while riot police responded with water cannon, after street violence overnight left 16 people arrested and government buildings badly damaged.
Thousands of students in Albania are calling for better university conditions and job prospects, but buildings have been set on fire in the unrest.
Protesters in Tirana throw bricks at the Education Ministry building as police respond with tear gas and water cannon.