Protests near Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office escalated into a violent confrontation with police. Demonstrators blocked nearby streets and threw stones at authorities. They also set fires along their route, according to images and video from the scene. The standoff lasted about two hours. It flared again after a demonstrant threw a Molotov cocktail at the building housing Rama’s office. Police responded with tear gas and water cannon. The report did not give a precise number of arrests. Information about injuries was also not provided.