{"id":154546,"date":"2024-10-08T12:18:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T10:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=154546"},"modified":"2024-10-08T12:18:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T10:18:10","slug":"riots-in-albania-protesters-hurl-molotov-cocktails-set-ramas-banner-on-fire-photos-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/riots-in-albania-protesters-hurl-molotov-cocktails-set-ramas-banner-on-fire-photos-video\/","title":{"rendered":"RIOTS IN ALBANIA: Protesters hurl Molotov cocktails, set Rama&#8217;s banner on fire! 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Clashes also took place in front of the Ministry of the Interior and the City Assembly building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police used tear gas to disperse protesters from the parliament. Hundreds of police officers took up positions to protect government institutions. Traffic was reportedly blocked in many streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155124\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Foto: AP\/Hameraldi Agolli<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said about 10 police officers were injured by Molotov cocktails, pyrotechnics, and hard objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several protesters were taken to hospital, some with injuries caused by tear gas, local media reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Secretary General of the Democratic Party, Flamur Noka, interrupted the protest by promising that &#8220;civil disobedience&#8221; would continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155123\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Foto: AP\/Hameraldi Agolli<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the US and the EU have called on the opposition to continue dialogue with the government, saying that violence will not help the country in its European integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democrats are also demanding Berisha&#8217;s release from house arrest, where he has been placed during an investigation into alleged corruption. Since 2013, they have organized sometimes violent protests against the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later this month, Tirana will begin negotiating with Brussels on how the country has aligned itself with the EU&#8217;s views on the rule of law, democratic institutions, and the fight against corruption as part of its efforts to join the Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/zara-is-one-heroic-dog-she-helps-search-and-rescue-missions-amidst-the-devastating-floods-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ZARA IS ONE HEROIC DOG: She helps search and rescue missions amidst the devastating floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina! (PHOTO)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/our-heroes-rush-to-aid-jablanica-a-team-of-36-serbian-firefighters-joins-search-and-rescue-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OUR HEROES RUSH TO AID JABLANICA: A team of 36 Serbian firefighters joins search and rescue operations!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/lejla-a-heroic-mother-jumped-into-the-flood-swam-three-kilometers-to-save-her-13-year-old-daughter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">LEJLA, MOTHER HERO: Jumped into the Flood, Swam Three Kilometers to Save Her 13-Year-Old Daughter!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.rs\/evropa\/vesti\/140267\/molotovljevi-kokteli-i-suzavac-u-tirani-berisine-pristalice-se-tukle-sa-policijom-goreo-ramin-transparent-video\/vest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Euronews<\/a><br>Photo: AP\/Hameraldi Agolli<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opposition supporters in Albania clashed with police and threw Molotov cocktails in Tirana on Monday, demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic interim cabinet before next year&#8217;s parliamentary elections. 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