After the end of the protest in Tirana, police escorted several youths, on an evening that ended with clashes, damage and a considerable number of injured people. The official version speaks of acts of violence against public institutions and private businesses, while dozens of people ended up in hospital.
Escorts after the gathering in the capital
The police intervention came immediately after the gathering ended, when several youths were detained in Tirana. So far, there is no fuller public picture of the exact number of those escorted or the individual circumstances of each case.
The incident follows tense hours during the protest in the capital, where there were clashes between protesters and law enforcement forces. In the absence of more detailed institutional communication, it remains unclear how the chain of incidents on the ground began and escalated.
Claims of damage to institutions and businesses
According to the official version, state institutions, private businesses and rubbish bins were burned during the protest. It is also reported that traffic lights were broken and other damage was caused in public spaces.
The scale of the material damage has still not been fully made public. For now, institutions have provided only a general description of the events, without verifiable details on the exact extent of the destruction.
29 injured at the Trauma Hospital
According to the Ministry of Health, 29 people are receiving medical treatment at the University Trauma Hospital. Among them are 23 police officers, 5 protesters and one passerby.
This is the latest toll made public by the health authorities, while the breakdown between police officers, protesters and affected citizens provides an initial picture of the scale of the clashes.
No reported cases at QSUT
According to the data reported so far, no injured people have presented for treatment at the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Center.
This means that all confirmed cases at this stage have been concentrated at the Trauma Hospital, according to official notifications.
The preliminary toll points to a protest that ended far from peacefully, with police escorts, reported damage and dozens of people under medical care.
What remains to be clarified is the full dynamics of the intervention by law enforcement forces and the real scale of the incidents reported on the ground.