Albania: Tensions flare at anti-government protest in Albania.

SHOTLIST: TIRANA, ALBANIA (MAY 8, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTORS CHANTING SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGS AND HOLDING BANNERS 2. SECURITY FORCES (TWO SHOTS) 3. DRONE SHOT OF PROTESTORS WITH UMBRELLAS 4. PROTESTORS 5. WATER CANNON SPRAYING WATER ON PROTESTORS (TWO SHOTS) 6. VARIOUS OF PROTESTORS IN SMOKE-COVERED STREET 7. DRONE SHOT OF POLICE FORCES STANDING SOME DISTANCE AHEAD OF PROTESTORS 8. SMALL EXPLOSION 9. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF PROTESTORS AND POLICE FORCES STANDING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER 10. SMALL EXPLOSION 11. VARIOUS OF PROTEST IN RAINTIRANA, ALBANIA — MAY 8, 2026: Anti-government protestors gathered near the Albanian Prime Minister's Office in Tirana on Friday, May 8, to oppose what they described as corruption. Demonstrators threw objects at police officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. One police officer was injured by a Molotov cocktail thrown by protestors. Around 1,500 police officers were deployed.