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Albanian police fire rubber bullets as student protesters call for PM to quit

Albanian police fire rubber bullets as student protesters call for PM to quit

What's happening

SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 17 Oct 2026, 12:05 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Albanian police fire rubber bullets as student protesters call for PM to quit”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

Police in Albania fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters on Saturday, the fifth day of mass student protests demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama step down. Reuters video footage showed police firing a shotgun towards crowds outside the education ministry during clashes with protesters.

South China Morning Post AsiaRead at South China Morning Post Asia

Story timeline

Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.

  1. First reported by The Straits Times World

    Albanian police fire rubber bullets as student protests rage

  2. New development reported by The Straits Times World

    Albanian anti-government protesters clash with police in Tirana

Same story, different outlets

2 headlines

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