Protesters clashed with police in the Albanian capital on Tuesday, February 11th—as opposition supporters hurled Molotov cocktails and stones at government buildings, prompting officers to respond with tear gas.
According to the police, at least 16 officers were wounded and 13 arrests were made during the demonstration in Tirana–the latest in a series of volatile anti-government rallies called by opposition leader Sali Berisha.
Both the parliament building and the seat of government were targeted. Some protesters launched fireworks, while police, deployed in force for the demonstration, used water cannons to disperse the crowd.
Berisha, a former prime minister and bitter rival of the current socialist PM Edi Rama, stated that a deputy from his center-right party had been hospitalized with serious injuries.
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