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2026-10-18 15:54:00Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Police in Albania fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters on Saturday, on the fifth day of massive student demonstrations demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Reuters footage showed police firing shotguns into crowds outside the Education Ministry during clashes with protesters.

Reuters journalists found rubber bullets on the ground. Some of them hit two Reuters journalists and several protesters, leaving round marks.

The incident marks an escalation of the confrontation between police and protesters, which has engulfed the central area of ​​Tirana for days.

Demonstrators have burned government buildings and banks, and thrown stones at police, who have responded with tear gas and water cannons.

The Head of the State Police, Skënder Hita, did not deny the use of rubber bullets when asked about the issue during a press conference on Saturday.

"All the tools that were used were used in a limited way, including the latest ones," he said.

Hita said seven police officers have been suspended and are facing disciplinary proceedings for “exceeding their powers” ​​and “failing to respect the principle of proportionality” in their handling of the protesters. He did not specify which incidents led to their suspensions.

The demonstrations have been fueled by anger over perceived government corruption, a lack of jobs and poor education standards.

They have also won the support of people who felt ignored during a summer of largely peaceful protests against a luxury coastal development project backed by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.

The unrest poses the biggest challenge yet for Rama, who last year won his fourth term as prime minister.

"It's been 13 years of corruption and 13 years of doing nothing, with empty promises. The cup is full and we are here for our rights," Juri Taullahu, a 22-year-old medical student, said on Saturday.

The police and government condemned the riots and called for calm.

Hita said 1,067 people had been arrested and 388 others had been prosecuted. Dozens of police officers and protesters were injured. (Reuters)


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