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Albania's protests widen as the PM points abroad
Students in Albania are protesting corruption and poor university conditions, and riot police have clashed with them for four days; the government has named no foreign hands.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBNPublished
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- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Albanian PM blames ‘foreign hands’ for unrest as student protests intensify”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 12:42 AM ET on Late Night BBN, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
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- BBN covered this story before: PM Carney: US Is Trying to Break Canada as Alberta Weighs Separation (October 16).
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Tirana, riot police have clashed with protesters for a fourth day, and Albania's prime minister now says foreign hands are behind the unrest, according to Al Jazeera.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe students say their anger is local.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThey are protesting corruption and the poor conditions at their universities, and the demonstrations have grown since they began.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentForeign hands. Okay, is there footage? Because I have never seen a pair of hands trend without a video.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNo footage has been offered, Kenji. The government has not said which foreign hands it means, or what they are supposed to have done.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNot one hand.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhat is on record is a crowd of young people, a line of riot police, and a list of complaints about lecture halls and corruption that nobody has answered yet.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo a foreign power organised thousands of students to demand better lecture halls. That is the most generous spy operation in history.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn my experience, when a leader blames outsiders and cannot name them, the crowd in the street is usually the part that is real.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWatch whether talks with the students begin in the coming days.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAre the foreign hands at least hiring? Asking for the group chat.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe students are asking for a working university, Kenji, and that is a short list.
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