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Ongoing Violence in Albania: Anti-Government Protests Enter Eighth Day Amid Police Clashes

Ongoing Violence in Albania: Anti-Government Protests Enter Eighth Day Amid Police Clashes

Albanian police clash with anti-government protesters for an 8th day
Albanian police clash with anti-government protesters for an 8th day

Police have fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse protesters in Tirana, Albania

Albanian police clash with anti-government protesters for eighth day
Albanian police clash with anti-government protesters for eighth day

Prime Minister Edi Rama called it "a hybrid war" and accused protesters of holding Tirana "under a climate of terror," as student demands over tuition fees merged with a broader anti-government...

Albanian police deploy water cannons as protests hit seventh day
Albanian police deploy water cannons as protests hit seventh day

Albanian police deployed water cannons as protests continued into their seventh day on Monday (19 October).

Seventh day of violent clashes between Albanian protesters and police
Seventh day of violent clashes between Albanian protesters and police

Almost 300 people have been injured, more than half of them police, as violent anti-government demonstrations show no sign of easing.

US lawmakers sound alarm as violence grips NATO ally Albania amid anti-government protests
US lawmakers sound alarm as violence grips NATO ally Albania amid anti-government protests

Student-led protests in Tirana have turned violent as thousands demand Prime Minister's Edi Rama's resignation amid allegations of corruption. Rama has blamed outside agitators for the violence.

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