As scores of protesters take to the streets in cities across France today, anti-government demonstrations are also taking place in a number of other European countries.
Protesters in Tirana, Albania, set fire to dumpsters and threw stones and tear gas canisters, according to photographs taken by Reuters.
Chair cushions which had been symbolically offered to protesters as an invitation for a dialogue were also set alight in front of a government building, according to the outlet.
One man was photographed lying on the ground in front of a police vehicle, while other protesters waved Albanian flags outside of the country’s Ministry of Education.
Police deployed water cannons to spray demonstrators near the ministry building, photos showed.
In Brussels, Belgium, student held up placards and barricaded streets. Police deployed a water cannon, according to public broadcaster VRT.
A police officer was photographed by Reuters spraying a substance at demonstrators. VRT reported that the police had deployed both pepper spray and tear gas.
In the Italian cities of Naples, Rome and Milan, stores boarded up their windows ahead of planned protests.
A CNN reporter on the ground in Rome said that a march began peacefully around 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET). Many protesters waved Italian flags as they walked.
