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Today is the third day of the protest for the increase of the oil price, which consequently has led to the increase of other prices.
Dozens of citizens have gathered in the square in Tirana, warning that the next day at 11:00 will be the biggest protest as people from all over Albania will come. Meanwhile, protests are taking place in parallel cities today.
18:33 – The movement of trucks towards the port of Durrës is blocked. Dozens of trucks and vehicles are left at the overpass. Numerous police forces are trying to clear the road as they have blocked the entrance to the overpass of the protesters. Calls against the government and the call ‘Shame’ start.
18:28 Over 10 people are escorted to the police station by the Lezha police. Among the escorts are 2 girls.
Durrës – Citizens in Durrës are against the increase of prices while some of them hold in their hands the banner “protest too for the increase of salaries and pensions”. There are increased presence of police forces in the protest that are to prevent any road blockage. The Confederation of Trade Unions joins the protest.
Protesters are moving towards the Dajlan Bridge that connects the city of Durres with the highway, while some are trying to block traffic on the road parallel to the siege of the port. Citizens have called for the police not to intervene, who have also accompanied. As protesters managed to break the police cordon, other forces immediately went to the scene to guard the police fence.
18:17 – Protesters have stopped below the overpass at the Dajlan Bridge and are calling for drivers to turn off their cars. After the rupture of the police cordon, the first escorts were made. The high number of proceedings for the protest of the previous day has reduced the number of protesters on this third day of protest in Durrës.
18:24 – Protesters do not surrender. Some of them climb the overpass, in the opposite sense, to get back on the highway blocked traffic.
Lezha – Citizens are sitting cross-legged on the road, causing long queues of vehicles after blocking the Lezha-Shkodra highway. It did not last long because the police intervened.
Bulqiza – The protest also started in Bulqiza after the protesters blocked the national road. Police are trying to stop protesters to march on the street.
Shkoder – Hundreds of citizens are participating in the protest in the city of Shkodra. Citizens have started marching through the city, suspending the movement of vehicles. There was no lack of banners, through which citizens try to give their messages.
After the reaction of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the price of oil this Friday has started to decrease, but according to a surveillance of Top Channel correspondents across the country, it is noticed that some companies still abuse by keeping the price higher than others.
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