Mass protests in Albania’s capital have escalated into violent clashes as demonstrators torched a government building, two banks, and clashed with police using water cannons and tear gas. Tens of thousands of students took to the streets to voice outrage over soaring education costs and widespread corruption, smashing property and defying security forces. The unrest saw flames engulf the education ministry and a nearby bank branch, while protesters overturned trash bins and targeted local businesses. Authorities are struggling to contain the unrest amid growing public frustration over systemic issues.
Government building and two banks set on fire as tens of thousands take to streets over education costs and corruptionTens of thousands of students have taken to the streets of Tirana, the Albanian capital, setting alight a government building and two banks and hurling stones at police during a protest over rising education costs and corruption.Police responded with water cannon and teargas to disperse protesters who started a fire at the ministry of education building, overturned bins and smashed the fronts of local businesses. A branch of Raiffeisen Bank near the education ministry also caught fire. Continue reading...
