Tear gas fired at protesters
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Tear gas fired at protesters over Trump family-linked hotel project in Albania

Albanian police used tear gas and water cannons against protesters outside parliament in the capital, Tirana, on Thursday morning as opposition to a tourism project linked to the Trump family escalates.

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Since the end of May, protests have been held against plans to build a luxury hotel linked to Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner in a nature reserve on the Albanian coast.

On Thursday, police had a large presence outside parliament early in the morning, using water cannon and tear gas as protesters tried to break through security barriers to get closer to the building.

The project has become a symbol of dissatisfaction with suspected corruption and a lack of transparency in the government's work.

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