A surprise statement in court. Leonard Vangjeli’s killer reveals links with terrorists

I killed him for Bin Laden

The Muslim Frenchman recruited 300 Albanians On page 5

Who is holding Tirana’s football hostage?

Agustin Kola Skënder Hyka Arben Minga The Tirana Club board drops a bombshell at the Municipal Council. “You, Buron Kaceli, are destroying Tirana; you, with your company, are trying to ‘make this legendary Club your property’.” Strong reaction from three members of Tirana’s board, Skënder Hyka, Agustin Kola and Arben Minga, who took part in yesterday’s Municipal Council meeting regarding the selection of the secretary. According to them, everything has gone wrong, and there have also been insinuations that people did not want Tirana’s problems to be resolved through legal channels, but only through backroom dealings and illegality. Three hours of meetings at Tirana Municipality to choose the Club secretary, and in the end, nothing came of it. The strong opposition ... Continued on page 22

SHIK warns of unrest

Klosi in Koçi’s office: What shall we do? Koçi and Klosi are preparing an anti-terror plan. Reports about expected unrest during the Referendum campaign have prompted frequent meetings between the two leaders. The head of SHIK visits the Minister of Public Order almost every day, for “very secret” meetings. Sources close to Koçi explain that concern over information received about violent and terrorist acts has made it necessary to take measures to prevent any surprises. Public Order is preparing for unrest. The OSCE’s public warning about the risk of destabilization during the referendum ... had been known for some time from information supplied by agents of the National Intelligence Service. The operational reports received from the secretaries of the Ministry of Public Order about the situation have also been negative ...

DURRËS

Kosovar children begging Kosovars are sending their children out to beg in the streets. Recently, around 10 families from Kosovo have joined the ranks of more than 300 beggars in Durrës; they want to ...

THE COMMUNISTS SPLIT

ENVER HOXHA SAYS “YES” TO THE CONSTITUTION On page 3

TODAY THE GOVERNMENT

POLICE OFFICERS’ SALARIES TO DOUBLE On page 4

DOSSIER

When Zogu disarmed the Albanians In Zogu’s time, anyone who did not hand over their weapon within two months was executed by firing squad or killed On pages 12–13