In violent clashes in the Albanian capital Tirana three people were shot. Dozens of protesters and policemen were injured. The opposition had earlier protested against corruption and electoral fraud and called for the resignation of the government. Tirana - With the death of three people in the Albanian capital Tirana in Albania, the political crisis took a dramatic turn.The three men were apparently killed during a demonstration. Local media reported that the victims were "close up" had been killed. Details are not yet known. According to official figures were also 70 policemen and about a dozen protestors injured. Thousands of people followed in the early afternoon the call of the Socialist opposition to take part in a demonstration in front of the seat of government.
They demanded the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha and early elections. The head of state, they accused corruption and election fraud. The protesters carried "out Berisha" posters with slogans and "Down with the government." Shortly after the start of the demonstration came to first collisions.
The demonstrators pelted officers with stones and burned several vehicles on fire. The police used tear gas and water cannons above the heads of the demonstrators away were warning shots were fired with live ammunition. According to official figures, the protesters tried to storm the government building.
The portal has been torn from its hinges, several trees were lit. Police cars went up in flames over the city center were thick clouds of smoke. The Albanian President Bamir Topi called on all political actors to return to dialogue. "Albania needs to heal its wounds and does not need a new," said Topi.
But at the political level discussions were continuing: Representatives of the ruling party accused the opposition Social Democrats before a coup attempt. Its chairman, said Edi Rama, however, the protesters were provoked by the tear gas and water cannons were used by the police. The embassies of the European Union, the United States and the OSCE condemned in a joint statement, the use of force and called on all sides to "calm and restraint" on.
They called for a constructive dialogue and a compromise to settle the existing differences. Even before the riots, the U.S. Embassy, the apparent endorsement of violence had been criticized by some politicians. "The use of provocative rhetoric and the hint or toleration of any form of violence proves the Albanian people a disservice," it said in a statement.
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