Photos: Student protest in Albania prompts violent clashes with police

Police detained several protesters as the confrontation spilled into nearby streets.Student organisers said the nationwide protest was driven by deteriorating conditions at universities, high education costs, limited financial support and bleak employment prospects after graduation.

Some also voiced anger at widening inequality and a political system they see as failing young people.“What Albania needs is a revolution, a change, a complete overthrow of the system because it can’t go on like this,” protester Luljeta Kola said, describing “deep social injustice” and a growing gulf between rich and poor.Deputy Prime Minister Albana Kociu condemned the unrest, writing on Facebook that “violence has not been, is not,….

Protesters in Tirana throw bricks at the Education Ministry building as police respond with tear gas and water cannon.