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Armed man stopped at airport

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TIRANA, May 24 – A man trying to travel with a hand gun was stopped at Mother Teresa Tirana International Airport this week.
Police stopped Laurant Dervishaliaj who was trying to board a plane to Italy with a pistol hidden in its luggage.
Police said that the man had Italian residence papers and he declined to answer questions on why he had a pistol in his luggage.

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