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Albanian police fire rubber bullets as student protesters call for PM to quit

South China Morning Post17 October 2026, 16:05 UTCAlbania

Police in Albania fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters on Saturday, the fifth day of mass student protests demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama step down. Reuters video footage showed police firing a shotgun towards crowds outside the education ministry during clashes with protesters. Reuters reporters found rubber pellets on the ground and pellets hit two Reuters journalists ‌and several protesters, leaving round marks. The incident marks an escalation in a confrontation between...

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