# Tensions rise in Albania as protesters burn symbolic pillows outside prime minister’s office

https://mins.news/en/item/113966

- euronews, 2026-10-24 12:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/24/tensions-rise-in-albania-as-protesters-burn-symbolic-pillows-outside-prime-ministers-offic

> Protesters burned symbolic pillows outside the prime minister’s office as opposition supporters and students mobilised in Albania’s capital. Police deployed a water cannon and riot units near the Ministry of Education.

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