At the invitation of Albanian President Sali Berisha, Italian President Oskar Luixhi Skalfaro arrived in Tirana yesterday for a visit lasting several hours. Scalfaro in Tirana yesterday Dictatorships go against nature At the invitation of Albanian President Sali Berisha, Italian President Oskar Luixhi Skalfaro arrived in Tirana yesterday for a visit lasting several hours and went to the site where the Bovilla reservoir will be built (15 km northeast of Tirana), at a cost of 23 million dol-

Unprecedented act in front of the Presidency 32-year-old’s bomb overshadows Skalfaro and Berisha The “kamikaze” is mentally ill Yesterday at 13:55, just 5 minutes before Italian President Oskar Lu-ixhi Skalfaro was due to leave the presidential headquarters, 32-year-old Ilir Buza from Fushë-Kruja threatened to cause terror with a hand grenade from which he had also removed the safety pin. He approached the main entrance to the Presidency as an ordinary passerby and produced the offensive hand grenade, demanding a meeting with President Berisha. I. Buza held the grenade in his left hand and had [ciliuar?] the fuse—special forces from the Ministry of the Interior arrived, and they organized an operation with 8 options to make it possible to immobilize and capture the terrorist. The Minister of the Interior, Agron Musaraj, also arrived at the scene and took charge of the operation. The minutes passed and the terrorist increased his demands. In a direct conversation with the 4 commanders of the Police special forces, he demanded 20 million. What the operation’s protagonists say. After an hour he moved to the main entrance of the Palace of Congresses, continuing to threaten. To capture him, option No. 8 was put into effect. Someone knocked on the window against which the terrorist was leaning. This distracted him from the main object, and at that moment Vasillaq Zoto grabbed his hand, blocking the grenade’s safety mechanism. Dozens of police officers immediately threw themselves onto the terrorist; after capturing him, they transported him in a van to Police Station No. 3. Thus ended the anxiety of dozens of passersby, who for about an hour had found themselves ... Continued on p. 3 seeking in his left hand and removed its safety pin, threatening to throw the grenade if they did not enable him to have the requested meeting with the President of the Republic, thereby sacrificing not only himself but also causing everyone around him to be killed. Not even 2 minutes had passed when, to help the soldiers, there had lekë so that he would give up what he was planning to do, explaining that he wanted to invest the money in Fushë-Krujë. He also asked for the way to be cleared so he could meet President Sali Above, on the page, the following fragments are also visible: “belie[?] they came around with 4 co-” and “the special police forces’ units, he was asking for 20 million”. Photo Zh. Tërpini Arben Prenjasi, Director of the Police in the Ministry of the Interior

At the invitation of Albanian President Sali Berisha, Italian President Oskar Luixhi Skalfaro arrived in Tirana yesterday for a visit lasting several hours. lasting several hours. Skalfaro spoke with Berisha about developments in Italian-Albanian relations as a whole, especially in the economic sphere. The two heads of state discussed Albania’s relations with the European Union and the situation in the Balkans. Shortly after arriving, Skalfaro buiId million dollars, to be financed by Italy. Since 1992, Italy has granted Albania 185 million dollars in aid or investment as part of bilateral cooperation. This amount represents 60 percent of all foreign investment in Albania. Continued on p. 2

This act is “a show of gratitude to Belgrade’s chief policeman” Kosovo Albanians are vigorously protesting to the governments of various European countries over their recognition of the Belgrade regime in this country. The first to signal his position on this was the prime minister of the government of the Republic of Kosovo, Bujar Bukoshi, during a visit to the USA, where he met prominent figures in the American political movement. Both in his meetings and in his contacts with journalists, he described such an undertaking as very harmful and warned that this step, taken without proper consideration, would have dangerous consequences. He described recognition of the Belgrade regime, which according to Bukoshi is responsible for starting the war in the former Yugoslavia, as “a show of gratitude to chief policeman Millosheviç”. After Bukoshi, it was the turn of the deputy chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Fehmi Agani, to do the same. At yesterday’s press conference, he too sharply criticized the recognition of what remains of Yugoslavia by several European states. Mr. Agani once again expressed the demand that recognition of Yugoslavia be made conditional on recognition of the right to Continued on p. 4

seeking a meeting with President Berisha. I. Buza held the grenade in his left hand and removed its safety pin, threatening to throw the grenade if they did not enable him to have the requested meeting with the President of the Republic, thereby sacrificing not only himself but also causing everyone around him to be killed.

Agim Shehu, Deputy Minister of the Interior: “The perpetrator of this terrorist act is mentally ill...” Arben Prrenjasi, Director of the Police Directorate: “The person who instigated this terrorist act was previously known as someone suffering from psychological disturbances...” Zydi Dajti, commander of the National Guard Special Forces: “It was my duty to neutralize all the terrorist actions of this mentally ill person”

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We announce that the body of Dr. Mentor Çokut will arrive in the homeland on 20.04.1996 at 13:00, at Rinas Airport. Visitors may pay their respects at his home, “Vllazën Huta” Street, P.19/1, Sh.2, after 16:00. On Sunday, 21.04.1996, tributes will be paid from 11:00 to 12:00 in the hall of the Academy of Sciences. Burial Commission Albanian Muslim Community