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600 women have disappeared over 17 years

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TIRANA, Feb. 21 – Police and prosecutor offices reported that about 600 women are considered as having disappeared during the last 17 years all around the country with 360 of them from the Tirana and Durres districts. They do not have any destination but it is generally believed they have been exploited in prostitution because of their young ages.

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