Protesters damaged a bank building, a bus stop and set garbage containers on fire on Thursday (October 15) during a third day of student protests over corruption and education, as police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds in Tirana.

Protesters voiced anger about perceived corruption, the cost and quality of education and a deal to sell off parts of its pristine southern coastline to a luxury resort development backed by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

They demanded Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation, saying no one had listened to their concerns during a summer of largely peaceful protests over the development.

In a written statement to Reuters, Rama rejected calls to quit.

The unrest is part of a broader wave of student activism sweeping Europe over education and living conditions. In France, high school students have staged weeks of protests and school blockades demanding more teachers and better facilities, arguing that deteriorating school buildings and overcrowded classrooms are undermining education.

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TIRANA, ALBANIA (OCTOBER 15, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS VANDALISING BANK BUILDING

2. WOMAN WALKING OUT OF DAMAGED WINDOW

3. PROTESTERS DAMAGING BANK BUILDING

4. PROTESTERS BURNING PAPERS

5. SMOKE RISING FROM BANK BUILDING

6. PROTESTER USING EXTINGUISHER

7. POLICE OFFICERS AT SCENE

8. VARIOUS OF POLICE USING WATER CANNON

9. POLICE OFFICERS LEADING PROTESTER AWAY

10. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED BANK BUILDING

11. WOMAN WALKING WITH ELECTRIC SCOOTER AND ALBANIAN FLAG

12. DESTROYED BANK BUILDING

13. VARIOUS OF BURNED GARBAGE CONTAINER/ SMOKE RISING

14. POLICE VEHICLE PARKED/ SMOKE RISING

15. POLICE OFFICERS PUSHING GARBAGE CONTAINER

16. FIREFIGHTER EXTINGUISHING FIRE AND SMOKE FROM BUS STOP

17. SMOKE RISING/ BURNED GARBAGE CONTAINERS

18. FIREFIGHTER EXTINGUISHING FIRE, SMOKE RISING

19. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING FROM BURNED GARBAGE CONTAINER

20. POLICE USING WATER CANNON AT PROTESTERS

21. RIOT POLICE AT SCENE

22. PROTESTER SITTING ON CHAIR