The situation outside the Ministry of Education has escalated, with clashes between protesters and police forces. According to the official version, masked individuals threw stones at officers, while police moved from using spray and tear gas to deploying a water cannon to disperse the crowd.
Rising tensions outside the ministry building
The protest outside the Ministry of Education entered a more severe phase, as direct clashes between protesters and police were reported on the ground.
According to the information made public, stones thrown at officers prompted an immediate response from law enforcement, which initially intervened with spray and tear gas.
The water cannon was brought into action
As tensions increased, police also put a water cannon into use. This indicates an escalation in the level of intervention on the ground, as the situation near the ministry moved beyond the usual phase of crowd control.
The use of such means usually signals that authorities considered the moment an escalation of public order, although the full dynamics of the incident remain unclear beyond the statements issued so far.
The incidents began earlier
The clashes did not begin with the stone-throwing. Earlier, protesters set fire to two garbage bins and pushed them toward police officers.
Other objects were also thrown at the blue-uniformed officers, while the police response came with dispersal means, further worsening the atmosphere in the area.
Footage from the scene shows a heated situation near the Ministry of Education, with the use of force and counterforce in a protest that has gone beyond the boundaries of a peaceful gathering.
It remains unclear whether there will be a more detailed institutional response regarding the handling of the protest and the identification of the people involved in the violent acts.