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Albania student protests escalate as demonstrators attack ministries in Tirana

Demands for better education and job prospects have widened into calls for Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation, with ministries damaged and police using tear gas.

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  1. 1Albanian student protests escalate as Education Ministry burns in Tirana
  2. 2Albania student protests escalate as demonstrators attack ministries in Tirana

Key moments · 7

Students tear out fences outside Education Ministry

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Police fire tear gas and arrest at least 23

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Protest demands include resignation of government head

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Fire erupts at Education Ministry during student protests

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Demonstrators break into buildings of two ministries

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Thousands protest as confrontations spread to government sites

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Justice Ministry fire reported amid education reform protests

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