Clashes between police and anti-government protesters escalate in Albania's Tirana

Student-led demonstrations demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation have turned violent, with police arresting around 500 people in the capital.

• Police arrested approximately 500 people in Tirana during demonstrations demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
• Authorities reported 120 police officers and 45 protesters injured, with riot police deploying tear gas, water cannons and batons.
• Protesters set fire to government buildings and banks and threw stones and firebombs at police.
• The unrest began in June after Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner announced a resort project on Albania's coast.