00:01Violent clashes were reported in the Albanian capital Tirana where protesters threw stones at
00:07police who responded by deploying water cannons and tear gas to disperse the masses. Students and
00:13other protesters gathered outside the Ministry of Education on Saturday as anti-government
00:18demonstrations entered their fifth consecutive day. The protests, which have spread to cities
00:23across Albania, intensified after high school and university students joined a broader movement
00:28calling for Socialist Prime Minister Edirama's resignation over allegations of corruption.
00:33The wider movement has been fueled in part by opposition to a controversial luxury tourism
00:38development linked to US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Edirama said he supported
00:44the right of students and other Albanians to protest, but warned that masked individuals
00:49inciting chaos, vandalizing, looting, and committing crimes would be detained and prosecuted. Albania's
00:56police said 167 people had been arrested during the five days of unrest and announced that seven
01:01officers have been suspended amid probes into allegations of use of excessive force.
