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Deputy PM urges students to distance themselves from protest violence

TIRANA, Oct. 18 /ATA/ – Deputy Prime Minister Albana Koçiu condemned an attack that injured 10 police officers near Police Station No. 3 in Tirana on Sunday, stressing that the officers had not been involved in policing the protests.

In a social media post, Koçiu wished the injured officers a speedy recovery and urged peaceful protesters, particularly students, to distance themselves from acts of violence.

“Can these people be students?” Koçiu wrote.

She said the 10 officers had been injured in an attack by a group of masked individuals while they were not involved in police operations during the protests.

Koçiu called on citizens and students to firmly distance themselves from violent individuals and their actions, warning that such conduct threatens everyone’s safety and peace.

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