After remaining for more than two hours outside the Prime Minister’s Office, the protest moved to the Ministry of Education, where the situation was heightened by the presence of FNSH forces and a water cannon truck. Footage from the scene shows a standoff at a distance between protesters and police, while the road in front of the vehicle was blocked by the crowd.
From the Prime Minister’s Office to the Education Ministry building
Protesters positioned themselves in front of the Ministry of Education after remaining peacefully for more than two hours outside the Prime Minister’s Office. The movement of the crowd toward another institution widened the perimeter of a possible clash with police and increased the presence of forces on the ground.
There is no further official information on the reasons for the move at that moment, but the immediate presence of police structures turned the area around the ministry into the main flashpoint of tension.
Masked protesters appear
People wearing masks also began to appear among the protesters. The circumstances of this action and their number have not been made clear, while ironic remarks directed at the police were also reported at the scene.
One of the episodes observed was the offering of croissants to officers, an ironic gesture interpreted as a form of defiance toward the presence of law enforcement forces.
Water cannon truck deployed on the front line
A water cannon truck was also positioned in the area, a clear signal of the police’s readiness to control the crowd if the situation were to get out of control, according to the official version that usually accompanies such deployments.
Protesters positioned themselves in front of the vehicle and blocked its way, creating a direct face-off on the ground. Up to that point, the main focus remained on the physical and symbolic pressure between the crowd and the police cordon.
The scenes created in front of the Ministry of Education show a clear escalation compared with the earlier gathering outside the Prime Minister’s Office.
The presence of FNSH, the water vehicle, and the blocking of the road in front of it make the situation particularly sensitive for public order and for how the protest is managed on the ground.