TIRANA, October 16 /ATSH/ – There has been tension and clashes between protesters and police forces during today’s protest in front of the Prime Minister’s Office.
Protesters gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Office this afternoon, pelting police officers with stones. In response, police deployed tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd.
After protesters spent more than two hours outside the Prime Minister’s Office, police dispersed the crowd and formed a cordon at the Lana river bridge.
During the clashes with police, protesters also hurled fireworks at them. Meanwhile, groups of masked youths continued their rampage, smashing traffic lights on Martyrs of the Nation Boulevard and damaging a commercial bank in Unknown Soldier Square, where they also set fire to trash bins.
Similar clashes have taken place several times throughout the day, with protesters throwing stones and the police responding with water cannons and tear gas.
The students and citizens have continued their protest in Tirana—now in its fourth day—to express their dissatisfaction with the country’s current political class. /k.s/p.s./
