00:00Student and civic protests in Albania entered their fourth consecutive day with demonstrators
00:05demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edith Rama over rising education costs and
00:10deteriorating university infrastructure. On rest the flared in Tirana as protesters targeted
00:16government offices and financial institutions, setting fires at the Prime Minister's office
00:21before spreading of demonstrations to major cities including Durres, Stokter, Kurs and Elbasan.
00:28Security forces deployed tear gas and water canyons to break up crowds leaving dozens of
00:34officers and demonstrators injured. In a public address Prime Minister Rama attributed the violence
00:40to opposition groups and foreign actors claiming the unrest that aims to derail Albania's ongoing
00:47European Union integration process.
