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Albanian PM blames 'foreign hands' for unrest as student protests…
The protests in Tirana began months ago under the anti-government Flamingo movement, but this week's clashes are on a different scale; the hands remain unidentified.
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- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Albanian PM blames ‘foreign hands’ for unrest as student protests intensify”, with reporting from BBC.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8:12 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Tirana today, riot police clashed with protesters for a fourth day, as young Albanians demand action on corruption and on poor conditions at their universities.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAlbania's prime minister blames unrest on foreign hands, according to Al Jazeera, though the BBC says the anti-government Flamingo movement has been protesting in the capital for months.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorForeign hands. Whose, exactly? Big ones? I'd want to see the hands.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe students listed their complaints in public: corruption and crumbling classrooms. The hands have not been listed anywhere.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHands that bad at lecture halls, though. They have clearly been in those universities.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDale, that is not an analysis.
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