CBRN event in Tirana County, Tiranë area, Albania on Mon 19th October 2026

19th October 2026

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During protests, protesters attacked police with stones and blasting caps outside a ministry, and later with fireworks. Police responded with tear gas. Masked youths also broke the windows of the Court of Appeals and entered the building. Police identified 20 people who damaged the court's doors and windows and arrested five of them, aged 37, 32, 24, 20 and 16; pyrotechnic material was found on the 16-year-old. The other 15 are wanted.

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Albania (ALB)

Tirana County ( Tiranë area )

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