Protest/ Over 1,000 police officers on standby

Over a thousand police officers have been put on standby as the opposition protest is expected to start. Journalist Xhensila Kodra that over a thousand police forces have been put on alert and will be positioned in front of the prime minister’s office and on the boulevard. Since 10 o’clock, the blocking of some main […]

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