Albanian opposition lawmakers disrupted a parliament session after they let off flares during the sitting on Thursday. The flare incident came after weeks of violent anti-government protests that students had called for, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. The opposition’s flare disruption escalated events inside parliament as street unrest continued outside. It was part of the same wave of protest activity aimed at forcing Rama to step down. The latest reported development is that the parliament session was disrupted on Thursday by opposition lawmakers using flares.