TIRANA, Oct. 18 /ATA/ – Clashes between protesters and police intensified near Skanderbeg Square in Tirana on Sunday evening, with demonstrators throwing stones, fireworks and petrol bombs at officers and government buildings.
Groups of young protesters hurled stones and fireworks at police, who responded with tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowd and restore order.
Young, masked demonstrators also threw petrol bombs at officers and the ministries of interior and infrastructure and energy.
After about two hours of clashes near the main Skanderbeg Square, protesters moved to the area outside parliament, where tensions flared again after petrol bombs were thrown at police.
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