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Moderate earthquake shakes northeastern Albania

TIRANA, Oct. 19 – A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4 on the Richter scale shook northeastern Albania, causing no damage, the Seismological Institute said Thursday. The quake occurred Wednesday
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Guard members awarded medal posthumously

TIRANA, Oct. 17 – Interior Minister Sokol Olldashi awarded the Martyr of the Nation medal to six members of the Guard of Republic who were killed in Cerrik, central Albania, in 1997.
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Police arrest drug traffickers

TIRANA, Oct. 16 – Police continue to make arrests of small drug traffickers. On Monday police arrested teenager F.H. in Tirana caught at Karl Gega street with 2.1 grams of heroin. The
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Policeman arrested for abuse of post

GJIROKASTRA, Oct. 16 – On Sunday police arrested Erlind Korcari, 25, a policeman in Fier, while he was transporting along the Girokastra-Kakavie road three persons who he was trying to illegally get
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Illegal sale of false foodstuff blocked

TIRANA, Oct. 13 – Police arrested Bashkim Kulla for having a depot in the Myslym Keta street where there were produced false food products. Kulla had leased the depot to Petrit Mecani,
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Railway accidents cause deaths

TIRANA, Oct. 16 – Arjan Lleshi, 83, died after he was hit in Golem, Durres, by a train on the Elbasan-Tirana line. The same day two other persons named Linor Brahimllari, 17,
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Police find’s weapon and ammunition cache

TIRANA, Oct. 14 – Police made three arrests Saturday after finding a cache of weapons and ammunition in Kashar village in Tirana. Police arrested three brothers named Ilir Haka, 34, Daut Haka,
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Alleged vehicles smuggler arrested

TIRANA, Oct. 15 – Sunday Mother Teresa international airport police arrested Xhevdet Lala, 44, after finding him with 33,000 euros he had not declared and was trying to illegally cross through the
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Pensioners in government protest

TIRANA, Oct. 18 – Wednesday hundreds of pensioners held a peaceful protest in front of the government building complaining their monthly pension is below the living standards. They said the government is
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