Pëllumbi scatters the motion supporters; now the campaign against Nano begins

Concerns and secrets from Biza; 25 Americans “abandon” the maneuvers A suspicious armed man at the American Embassy. Fool or terrorist? Page 2

Milošević “greets” the West with shells

From the Albanian state, the heavy Serbian shelling in Kosovo is viewed as secondary...

Serbs attack Tropojë; an Albanian-Slovene is wounded, 3 arrested

Page 2 In the photo: NATO forces in Bizë

Inside:

Terror in the center of Tirana: The Koshinjë couple kill a man and a woman Page 2 Meidani meets the motion supporters The Socialists clash again over Bleta Page 5 100 kg of heroin worth $10 million passes through Albania every week Page 6 Army Base in the South attacked. 20 armed people fight with the unit’s guards for an hour and a half. Fight on the Brussels–Rome train, 2 Albanians exchange fire with 2 customs officers. 1 dead, 2 wounded Page 7

with shells

From the Albanian state, the heavy Serbian shelling in Kosovo is viewed as secondary. in Kosovo is viewed as secondary. Political and national consciousness has narrowed so much that it can no longer be considered Albanian. In these circumstances, Milošević has long been waging war on the Republic of Albania, bombarding our country’s border territory with heavy artillery. And this Albanian reference to the occupier was repeated in extreme forms. Various analysts commented that the 2 shells that landed 1 km inside the Albanian border, near the Dadash border post, were a Serbian attempt to draw Albania into the conflict as well. This is naïve. Albania is in fact involved in the war, since half the nation is experiencing the final war with the Serbs. Yesterday’s firing on Albanian territory, which continued throughout the day, was an open challenge with which the Serbian regime “greets” NATO’s multinational maneuvers, which Continued on page 3

EXTREMIST ISLAMISM:

The first cell in Tirana celebrates its fourth anniversary; today, nine branches with 80 Albanian members, all aged 18–32

KOSOVO

Serbs and Albanians, far from one another. The first attempt at a meeting fails. Partosh: “The KLA has changed its tactics” Page 11

POLITICS

Legalization of the fourth Communist Party is being sought Godo, after Berisha, goes to Meidani Parliament “fails the grade again” Alibali: For us, there is no longer a PDD Page 3 Fear in Tirana: After the Greeks, will the Germans leave too? Greeks: We will continue issuing visas; we are not accepting new applications Page 4

ECONOMY

Bulqiza: 40 days without work; 40 days of protest. ALBKROM illegal in Montenegro Transparency, without a fog Cigarettes and coffee seized Page 9

CULTURE

A statue for Poradeci 40 documentary signatures for Albanian cities Page 13 SPORT Hafizi in today’s friendly match. Three people are leading Argentina Page 15

“Qendra” provides $150,000 in funding every month. The movement is led by the 26-year-old Page 8