The PD protest at the start, followed by this Saturday’s national student protest, has brought chaos and unrest back to Tirana. State Police have fired tear gas and water cannon laced with chemicals at citizens. Officers have also fired rubber bullets. The young protesters have been pushed back toward Rinia Park but have not withdrawn. There are also many protesters in Skanderbeg Square at the moment.
Police have brought the Boulevard and the Rinia Park area under control after tensions and clashes with protesters. Meanwhile, some protesters have moved to the Tirana Police Directorate, some are in Skanderbeg Square, and a group is on the Boulevard. Protesters set fire to rubbish bins in the middle of Myslym Shyri Street and have also attempted to set fire to several ministries and institutions. From time to time, protesters also hit the direction of the Socialist Party (PS) headquarters with fireworks and Molotov cocktails.
RENEA forces are positioned at the Prime Minister’s office, while at this moment protesters have dispersed due to the tear gas and water. Protesters are marching toward the entrance of the Block. Police are following them from behind, while a water cannon truck has also been deployed in case of any possible incident.
5:40 p.m. State Police have begun checking taxis passing along the Boulevard in Tirana, while the student protest continues with serious unrest. Police forces are monitoring vehicle movement in the area amid the presence of protesters.
5:35 p.m. The Martyrs of the Nation Boulevard has turned into a ‘battlefield’ between protesters and police. Masked protesters are continuously throwing stones, Molotov cocktails and fireworks. Pyrotechnic devices have caused several small fires across the square. Police officers are deployed at several points in the square, and a considerable number are near the Socialist Party building. Tear gas has been added to the smoke from the Molotov cocktails and fireworks.
5:24 p.m. Protesters threw Molotov cocktails at police officers near the PS headquarters during the protest in Tirana. As a result, one officer caught fire, and police rushed to help put out the flames. During the Molotov attacks, a young man’s jacket was also set on fire, but he managed to put out the flames himself.
5:20 p.m. Several masked protesters went to the Bank of Albania, where they used metal bars to break the windows of the guard booth. They then moved toward the security cameras, which they smashed with iron rods.
4:40 p.m. The protest in Tirana continues amid tensions, while the largest group of protesters remains concentrated in the flowerbed area of Skanderbeg Square. The situation in the square continues to be marked by tension, with protesters remaining gathered in this part of the capital.
16:30. The student protest in the capital continues with tensions and incidents, while the situation has also escalated near public institutions. The building of the Ministry of Environment has been involved in incidents. Protesters threw stones toward the building, breaking windows and damaging the institution’s door, which was engulfed by flames. The protest comes amid a tense atmosphere, with students and citizens mobilized to express their dissatisfaction. The presence of police forces in the areas where protesters have concentrated aims to manage the situation and prevent further escalation of incidents.
16:22. The protest in Tirana continues amid tensions, while the largest group of protesters remains concentrated in the flower bed of Skanderbeg Square. The situation in the square area continues to be characterized by tensions, while protesters remain gathered in this space of the capital.
16:16. Protesters have also marched into the Block area, where they burned waste bins, but the State Police is following them, while a water cannon truck has been positioned on standby for any possible incident. The situation follows the protest taking place in several areas of the capital, where protesters have also gathered in the flower bed of Skanderbeg Square, near the General Directorate of Police and close to the Tirana Municipality.
15:50. Protesters have moved toward Myslym Shyri Street in Tirana, where they placed waste bins in the middle of the road and set them on fire, creating a barricade in front of police forces. Protesters have moved toward Myslym Shyri Street in Tirana, where they placed waste bins in the middle of the road and set them on fire, creating a barricade in front of police forces.
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