Clashes grip Tirana as Albanian PM blames ‘foreign hands’
Protests in Tirana have escalated into violence as clashes between demonstrators and police enter the fourth day, with Prime Minister Edi Rama attributing the unrest to ‘foreign hands.’ Security forces used tear gas and water cannons against the protesters.
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