00:00Opposition protesters pelted Albania's government building and Tirana mayor's office with petrol
00:09bombs late on Thursday, accusing state officials of involvement in organized crime and corruption
00:15after their leader was placed under house arrest.
00:18Thousands gathered in front of the government headquarters in the capital Tirana as riot
00:23police officers cordoned off the office of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
00:28Protesters later moved outside Tirana mayor's office, throwing petrol bombs and scuffling
00:32with police.
00:33Police did not intervene but immediately extinguished fires from the petrol bomb.
00:38There were no immediate reports of injuries.
00:42Opposition leader Salih Barisha addressed the protesters via a video link from house
00:46arrest.
00:47He is being investigated for alleged corruption while Prime Minister between 2005 till 2013.
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