But Rama, who is also mayor of Tirana, insisted police had provoked the violence. "We will continue our protests, our demonstrations, without violence, peacefully, with the solid power of the people's resistance," he said, calling for a new rally at the end of this week to honour the victims.
Međutim, Rama, koji je i gradonačelnik Tirane, isticao je da je policija isprovocirala nasilje. „Nastavićemo naše proteste, naše demonstracije, bez nasilja, miroljubivo, uz čvrstu snagu otpora građana“, rekao je on, pozivajući na novi skup krajem ove nedelje, kojim bi se odala pošta žrtvama.