Police, protesters clash during rally against Trump-linked tourism project in Albania
Police and demonstrators clash outside Albania’s parliament in Tirana as MPs return from their summer recess amid protests against a tourism project linked to the family of US President Donald Trump.
Demonstrators challenged a police cordon in the center of the capital, pelting officers in riot gear with eggs and tomatoes.
Cars transporting lawmakers to the parliament building were confronted by the crowds and hit with plastic water bottles before police intervened to let them through.
Since late May, angry Albanians have rallied against the planned construction of a vast luxury hotel in a coastal nature reserve.
Dubbed the “flamingo revolution” for protesters’ signs depicting the pink bird that could be harmed by the coastal development, the anti-government protests have rocked Albania.
(Source: AFP)
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