Violent protests break out in Albania over allegations of government graft

Law enforcement officers stand guard behind crowd-control barriers as a Molotov cocktail explodes outside the Prime Minister's office during an anti-government protest triggered by a corruption investigation into Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, in Tirana, Albania. REUTERS/Florion Goga

TIRANA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - ‌Anti-government protestors clashed with police in Albania's capital ‌Tirana on Tuesday evening as thousands gathered ‌to demand the resignation of the deputy prime minister over alleged corruption.

Demonstrators hurled petrol bombs at a government building and ‍police responded with water canon in ‍the latest in a ‌string of violent protests that pose a threat to ‍the ​stability of Prime Minister Edi Rama's long hold on power, which began in ⁠2013.