Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Violent clashes erupted on Saturday evening in the Albanian capital Tirana between police and protesters. The demonstrators ...

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Violent clashes erupted on Saturday evening in the Albanian capital Tirana between police and protesters. The demonstrators accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of corruption and demanded his resignation.