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Fire engulfs Albania's Supreme Court as protests enter fifth day

Protesters demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation threw Molotov cocktails at the Tirana court after being pushed back from his office; twenty-one police officers were hospitalized.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on The Weekend Shift
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Photo: Supreme Court of Albania
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThis is a BBN special report. Fire has engulfed offices at Albania's Supreme Court in Tirana, as anti-government protests enter a fifth day.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorProtesters marched on the court after being pushed back from the Prime Minister's office, and they threw Molotov cocktails that set several offices ablaze, according to tovima.com.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAlbanian public television says the fire started on the first floor, which raises the danger of destroying court documents.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA parked vehicle and several rubbish bins also burned nearby.

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The story so far

  1. Democratic cities urge Supreme Court to stop deal ending Biden-era… · Washington Examiner
  2. Albania's PM refuses to quit as student protests spread · Al Jazeera
  3. Japan's dancing salaryman, a U.S. carrier in Yokosuka, Albania… · The New York Times
  4. Musk child support, Albania and France protests, GLP-1 study · New York Post
  5. What to Know About the Violent Protests in Albania · The New York Times
  6. Tirana protesters throw Molotov cocktails as Rama holds firm · Al Jazeera
  7. Fire engulfs Albania's Supreme Court as protests enter fifth day (this story)

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