TIRANA / Disaster in the warehouses on the outskirts, near the Botanical Garden. A fuel station only a few meters from the fire is also at risk Fire in warehouses: goods worth $500,000 go up in flames Flames engulf wholesale traders’ depots in the capital A huge fire broke out last night in the wholesale goods warehouses of Albanian traders. According to estimates, the material damage amounts to at least $500,000, while the scale of destruction is several times greater if the products, now reduced to ashes, are calculated at retail market prices. Nothing is yet known about the cause that triggered the blaze On page 5 Yesterday’s fire in the traders’ warehouses (Photo: Felix Bilani) Yesterday’s fire in the traders’ warehouses (Photo: Felix Bilani)

Reactions after Servet Pëllumbi’s statement The PS two-thirds in Parliament? All parties against it TIRANA- The main opposition parties yesterday unanimously came out against a PS majority in the Albanian Parliament. A statement by the deputy chairman of the PS party, Servet Pëllumbi, sparked an immediate reaction from the parties that make up the opposition bloc against the PD. Yesterday, for Gazeta Shqiptare, all the leaders of these parties made known their political position regarding the statement by the PS leader. On page 3 Super crossword

A night of anxiety for luxury “Benzes” On page 5

The deputy chairman of the Public Order Commission talks about the files “Not all Sigurimi officers are the same” Zyberi: “Distinctions must be made” “In Sigurimi there were officers and collaborators who worked honestly against sabotage groups and anti-state activities” On page 3

“Halili has organized murders” Former Minister of Justice investigated for genocide BILISHT - “Former Minister of Justice Enver Halili is to be investigated for genocide.” Through an accusatory letter, the Dede family from Bilisht has requested that he be punished for committing “genocide” during the 95-rule of the former regime. All the accused were part of the top officials of this district during the 1970s. But further charges are being prepared against these regime figures, because during the time they held these posts they also encouraged other political groups, causing innocent people to be shot. On page 3 Korça

The Italian ambassador with the Prefect of Vlora “The Consulate is ready: now it’s just a technical issue” VLORA - “For the consulate, the agreement was reached long ago, but a technical issue remains.” This is how the highest-ranking Italian representative in Albania, Paolo Foresti, expressed himself at a meeting with the prefect of Vlora, Bahri Shana. A few days earlier, in a letter addressed to the Italian ambassador, the prefect of Vlora had publicly asked him to proceed as quickly as possible with the opening of the Italian Consulate in Vlora. On page 3 Vlora

The incident starts from the cup To roll along and jail someone over a coffee cup “mistor”. “Life or the cow” ends in a cell for a former policeman FIER - To roll along and jail someone over a “mistor” coffee cup. “The cow or the life,” that was the slogan apparently shouted by a former police officer who became the protagonist of a very unusual story. The same [sic] was detained in the evening by the order forces of the Fier police station, a policeman who had been dismissed but had not handed over his weapon and uniform, from the village of Beliv? [?] in Fier. The charge is attempted murder against his fellow villager, S.L. The incident is as tragic as it is grotesque. Then the former policeman draws the gun [?]. The exit then supposedly followed the fortune told in the coffee cup and the fortune-teller “informs” him that the thief’s name begins with “S”. And the person from the group he suspected recognized only one “S”: the former policeman, who, confident in his “faith”, took the “culprit” and took him to Pllasi e Seranit, and that day hung him from a pine tree, putting a pistol to his head: “Life or the cow.” Terrified, the victim reaches for a large cloth behind him and tells him he had nothing to do with the cow theft. However, the former policeman was determined to carry out his sentence. The killing was not carried out because the fellow villager managed to intervene in time. He cut the rope at the most critical moments for the citizen’s life. The incident was reported to the police and on Thursday he was detained, while the prosecutor’s office has begun the criminal case. Hurma Rredhi

The committee’s selections will be published on Wednesday ENTERTAINMENT Fest ’95: final jury decision on the songs tomorrow The committee’s selections will be published on Wednesday On page 7 Mira Konçi

FOOTBALL 3:00 PM live broadcast on RAITRE Tomorrow’s draw for “Euro ’96” Ceremony in Birmingham BIRMINGHAM- Tomorrow in Birmingham / at 3:00 PM, live on TV, RAI 3, the final-stage draw for EURO 96 will take place. The 16 teams will be divided into four groups. The main group-seeding criteria have also been established, while only the other 12 will be decided by draw. Germany, Spain, Denmark and England will head the groups. Four world champions (1954, 1974, 1990) and four European champions (1972, 1980) have more than half of the starting lineup of the 1990 world champions; Matthäus, Klinsmann, Hässler, Reuter, Möller and Kohler. Adding the young Basler and Ziege, they form a perfect blend of youth and experience. Italy’s failure to be among the top four has caused discussion. Three-time world champions (1934, 1938, 1982) and European champions once (1968), they have their ambitions. The backbone of the team has been the players of Parma, Juventus and Milan, which are also among the best in Europe. The 16 teams that will await tomorrow’s draw are: ITALY, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, SPAIN, BULGARIA, CROATIA, CZECH REP., DENMARK, ENGLAND, FRANCE, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND, AND TURKEY.

TIRANA Forges PD letter to get a visa On page 5

KAVAJË The city in darkness: substation fault On page 5

ELBASAN Unauthorized construction: alarm among urban planners On page 5

The French decide to end the transport strike France, 22 days “moves” by bicycle (REUTERS) Paris toward liberation On page 2

Restaurant-Pizzeri Air conditioned Ujvara offers you and the Royal Residence, and the New Villa, a romantic atmosphere full of music and humor and pleasant surprises. Reservations start from 22. 12. 1995. Rruga Gjin Bue Shpata Tirana (near Dinamo stadium)