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Tirana protesters throw Molotov cocktails as Rama holds firm

Protesters in Tirana are angry over the sale of parts of Albania's southern coastline to a luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner; the prime minister's government denies corruption.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Tirana, Albania's capital, police fired rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas at hundreds of protesters on the sixth day of violent protests, and Prime Minister Edi Rama still refuses to resign.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAFP reports that protesters set rubbish bins alight, smashed windows at the headquarters of the governing Socialist party, and threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat are they angry about, exactly?

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe sale of parts of Albania's southern coastline to a luxury resort development backed by Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Trump.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is part of a wider campaign called the flamingo movement. Rama's government denies corruption.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFlamingo movement. That is a very gentle name for the Molotov cocktails.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRama has blamed foreign hands for the unrest. He also said, quote, governments are changed through democratic elections.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhich is a fine thing to say to a crowd that has just sent him an ultimatum.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorForeign hands. On a resort deal.

  10. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShops in the city centre have put metal shutters over their doors and windows, and city workers have removed paving stones so protesters cannot throw them.

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSix days, and the only thing the city has managed to take away is the pavement.

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  6. What to Know About the Violent Protests in Albania · The New York Times
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