Klosi’s agents take the Ministry of the Interior, the General Prosecutor’s Office and the city police out of the game. Shkodër is to be excluded from the referendum. They burn SHIK and the Socialist Party, even though for more than a week they had been warning about the scenario. The Prophet of Shkodër, Ali Laçej, accuses state structures of being responsible for the events. Fatos Klosi is directing the operation to destabilize the anti-communist stronghold. Azem Hajdari’s bodyguard and two of his friends are arrested. Gunfire and panic take over the city. SHIK plants a bomb in Shkodër Klosi’s agents take the Ministry of the Interior, the General Prosecutor’s Office and the city police out of the game. Shkodër is to be excluded from the referendum. Shq[?] burns SHIK and the Socialist Party, even though for more than a week they had been warning about the scenario. The Prophet of Shkodër, Ali Laçej, accuses state structures of being responsible for the events. Terror of the referendum This was the seventh day of the SHIK scenario, carried out one day before the campaign in bombarded Shkodër. 17 vehicles and four private houses were burned and many others damaged after bursts of automatic gunfire were sprayed over them. An unprecedented panic gripped the residents of the “Perash” neighborhood of Shkodër last night, a city that experienced the most terrible nights since the first unrest of this year. Shortly after 8:30 p.m., while all public attention was focused on the end of the campaign for Sunday’s constitutional referendum, a large number of vehicles and armed men rushed into the quiet neighborhood. Private houses, vehicles and people came under a hail of bullets for no apparent reason. Supporters of the Democratic Party, as well as other residents of the neighborhood known for their anti-government views, became the victims of an unprecedented attack. Residents of the neighborhood and local opposition leaders openly accused SHIK and the government of organizing the event. At the intersections of the main roads, vehicles without license plates and armed individuals were seen moving calmly. Columns of vehicles moved freely while the police were absent or stood powerless. Numerous witnesses said the attack was organized to instill fear and later justify political repression in the city. According to them, the event was directly linked to the tense atmosphere surrounding the referendum and to the attempt to portray Shkodër as a center of destabilization. Azem Hajdari’s bodyguard was mentioned among those detained, along with two of his friends, which further increased suspicions about the political motivation of the operation. Many residents spent the night in anguish, while gunfire and fires continued in several parts of the neighborhood. The serious situation sparked strong reactions within the opposition. Ali Laçej, called in the text the “Prophet of Shkodër,” accused state structures of being directly responsible for the events. According to him, the aim was to destabilize the anti-communist stronghold and intimidate the electorate before the referendum. The article continues on page 3.

Tirana in the square: Let’s sweep away the scum TIRANA DEMONSTRATORS When the clock strikes exactly 60 days since the murder of the century, the leader of freedom, the hero of democracy Azem Hajdari, a powerful protest by the democrats of Tirana is expected. Azem Hajdari will be physically absent from among the many supporters who followed him for years. The years of power of the murderous SHIK and the anti-national, anti-democratic government of Fatos Klosi are being followed by furious, furious daily protests. On Friday, around 20,000 citizens, from “Skënderbej” Square, declared Fatos Nano, the chief general of the reds, an enemy of the people and of Albania. For the first time the country was witness to the mass revolt of hundreds of thousands of hungry and unemployed people. Exhausted by the crisis of pyramid schemes, violence, hunger, economic ruin and misery, Albania, gripped by popular anger, is boiling and bringing down the government. Fatos Nano himself, in panic, has begun to issue strong statements against the opposition. Yesterday he launched a new hysteria against the democrats, accusing them of organizing civil war in Albania and of having created a private army. The bewildered “strong hand” of his government, frightened by the chaos of the popular revolt, is inventing alibis for terror. The reaction of the democrats has been measured and determined. The “strong hand” of the tens of thousands of citizens of Tirana will once again show that they are determined to save Albania from the scum and from the continued rolling of the country into the abyss. Tomorrow’s protest begins at 2:00 p.m. in “Skënderbej” Square. PD leaders assured yesterday that the demonstration would be peaceful but powerful. “There is no force that can stop the people” — is their message. Gazeta Shqiptare will closely follow the developments of this protest announced for tomorrow.

Elbasan, no to the constitution! Strong calls from Elbasan. Democracy is not yet in Albania. The PD asks SHIK to stop the terror. The PDSH asks it to stop the pursuit of those arrested. Thousands of citizens took part in last night’s gathering in the city center. The speeches by opposition representatives focused on the lack of rule of law, pressure on citizens, and the need to boycott the constitutional referendum. The article continues on page 2.

By order of the Internal Assembly and the chief of crimes in Tirana, in cooperation with the police, new facts have been staged. This is about an anonymous phone call as well as various statements. It is learned that in these days the politics of questioning Ylli Meksi, a guard member, is also seeking to bring out people close to him. The article continues on page 4.

Arbëroni and Palç hold meetings in Mamurras and Laç Residents and opposition supporters in Kurbin have expressed their opposition to the draft constitution. At the meetings held in Mamurras and Laç, a boycott of the referendum and support for the PD were called for. The article continues on page 2.

Another meeting The opposition in Pukë, residents disappointed by the government and its promises. At the meeting held, strong accusations were made of misgovernment, isolation, and pressure on the administration. Participants called for change and mass participation against the referendum. The article continues on page 2.

The Nano–Godo Constitution will be thrown in the trash The training terror does not change the determination of the people of Shkodër to ignore the government’s passport project The tremors in the Albanian capital remained at 19:40. Testimonies continue about the bombardment of Shkodër’s neighborhoods. Many participants in last night’s rally expressed full support for boycotting the referendum and opposing the draft constitution. In Malësia e Madhe the same message was conveyed. The article continues on page 2.

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