# Police use tear gas and water cannons to push back protesters in Albania

https://mins.news/en/video/108714

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-21 00:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2FJvveXERs

> Police fired tear gas and deployed water cannons on Tuesday to drive back protesters in Tirana, where violent anti-government demonstrations entered their eighth consecutive day.

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