The Zogu i Zi area has become one of the main flashpoints in the escalation of violence, with reports of businesses destroyed and engulfed in flames. The preliminary toll points to several cases of material damage, while a parked vehicle was also burned near Police Station No. 2.
Escalation in Zogu i Zi
According to information reported from the ground, the violence has shifted to the Zogu i Zi area, where acts of destruction and arson have been recorded.
Images and preliminary information point to a serious situation, with considerable material damage to several private businesses in the area.
Businesses damaged by the flames
Among the affected properties, reports say that the branch of a second-tier bank, a mobile telephony business, a kiosk and a cafe on the second floor were burned.
At this stage, the published information is focused on material damage, while no other official details have been made public about the perpetrators or the full extent of the damage.
A vehicle burns near the police station
In the same area, near Police Station No. 2, a parked car was also burned.
The fact that the vehicle was engulfed in flames near a police institution raises serious questions about control of the situation and the response on the ground at the time of the incident.
So far, reports speak of an outbreak of violence with direct consequences for property and businesses in one of the capital’s most important junctions.
In the absence of a more complete public toll, the real scale of the damage remains unclear, as does how the situation was allowed to escalate to arson near a police station.