Police in Kosovo fired volleys of tear gas and used water cannon on Tuesday (January 27) to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters demanding the resignation of a minister in what is one of the worst bouts of violence to hit the country since it became independent in 2008.

Kosovo: protesters demand minister's resignation
Police in Kosovo fired volleys of tear gas and used water cannon on Tuesday (January 27) to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters demanding the resignation of a minister in what is one of the worst bouts of violence to hit the country since it became independent in 2008.