Tear gas for protesters from Tirana VETËVENDOSJE PROTEST, 29 POLICE OFFICERS INJURED, 150 ARRESTED Young people block the border with Serbia, Kosovo’s deputy speaker of parliament, Glauk Konjufca, is also arrested. Opposition in Albania supports the demonstration By GILMANA BUSHATI The 10 supporters of the Vetëvendosje Movement who left Tirana at 07:00 in the morning on two buses were held for about three hours at the Morina border crossing point, and then mistreated by Kosovo police when they entered their territory. It is reported that two people were briefly detained at this border point, while when the buses crossed into Kosovo territory, police asked them to pull over and, after seeing that the journalists had left, they threw tear gas at the supporters, who had not been peaceful. This caused concern among all the supporters of the Vetëvendosje Movement, who demanded an explanation from the authorities for such an act of violence. Information coming from Morina says that the police officers who threw tear gas at the Albanian supporters were of Hungarian origin, but a source... Continues on pages 2-3

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