# Albanian police use rubber bullets against protesters in Tirana

https://mins.news/en/item/104520

- TASS, 2026-10-17 16:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2203565

> CNA reports that Albanian police are using rubber bullets, other riot-control equipment and water cannons to disperse anti-government protests in central Tirana. The demonstrations have entered their fifth consecutive day, with protesters trying to seize government buildings. They began during a student protest on October 13 and escalated as demonstrators demanded Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation.

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