ORTHODOX ARCHBISHOP: KRISTO FRASHERI, OFFENSES AND UNFOUNDED ACCUSATIONS “The Prime Minister condemned the scenes of atheist persecution. The Church does not have 25 m2, but 6,186 m2 with documents” “Greek and Albanian nationalists attack me. The 1929 status enslaved the Church to state power” ANASTAS JANULLATOS “The truth about the Përmet incident” • “The Prime Minister condemned the scenes of atheist persecution. The Church does not have 25 m2, but 6,186 m2 with documents” • “Greek and Albanian nationalists attack me. The 1929 status enslaved the Church to state power” EXCLUSIVE By ANASTAS JANULLATOS “Clergymen were attacked, icons were removed, the Gospel was thrown into the trash—we saw scenes of atheist persecution.” With these words Archbishop Janullatos summarizes the Përmet incident, which caused tension between police forces and the authorities Continues on pages 4-5 (In photo:) The Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Albania, Anastas Janullatos. During the incident in Përmet. The renowned historian, Kristo Frashëri

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The convertible “Benz” explodes while in motion, revenge suspected 40-year-old suspected of murder in 1999. Sentenced to 25 years in prison The convertible “Benz” explodes while in motion, revenge suspected Car bomb explodes, family injured 40-year-old suspected of murder in 1999. Sentenced to 25 years in prison BY KLODIANA LALA Attempt with explosives against those convicted of murder. A large quantity of explosive material was placed in Petrit Marku’s car and exploded yesterday afternoon, leaving the 40-year-old and his Dutch girlfriend seriously injured. Marku’s sister and his 2-year-old nephew, who were in the back of the car, miraculously escaped the shocking explosion. Preliminary investigations show that the explosive was On page 7

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OFFICIAL FIGURES On page 6

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