Albanian officials said as the police retreated, regular army units advanced to resist the attack.
The police retreated while bottles and other debris were thrown.
After several failed attempts to storm the barricades, the police retreated and ultimately gave up.
The police retreated, forming two lines at the water tank 120 yards inside the fence.
With their authority constantly challenged in the courts, the police retreated from active street patrolling.
But the police, having received no warning of the South African invasion, retreated.
The police later retreated and both sides remained behind barricades in a standoff.
The police retreated, leaving their cars to be burned.
The police, some bleeding, one with a broken wrist, retreated inside the bar.
The police detained 16 protesters but retreated when about 75 more people showed up in response to the raid.