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Tensions Rise in Albania Ahead of Disputed Elections
Bajram Curri. Photo: Wikimedia/Albinfo
Opposition supporters attacked and destroyed election material in the town of Bajram Curri, in north Albania on Tuesday, ahead of a hotly disputed local election due on June 30, which the opposition is boycotting and the President has tried to call off.
Kosovo: Daughter of slain KLA war crimes witness killed in traffic accident
The daughter of a former local commander of the KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army"), who was murdered last year, has been killed in a traffic accident.
Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported on Friday that Blerinda Curri died in Kosovo Polje, shortly after she was struck by a driver running a red light.
The driver, Amir Salihu, was arrested after the incident.
Albanian Activists Mull Lawsuits to Stop Power Plants
Activists in the northern Albanian region of Tropoja are preparing to submit lawsuits to halt the planned construction of hydropower plants on the Valbona river and its tribunaries, claiming it will destroy tourism in the so-called "Albanian Alps".