An ambush with shells against an armored car, two young men are wounded. The criminals flee in an unknown direction Seven murders in five days. Terror from attacks erupts in the capital BY SAMI NEZA By Shpëtim Xhama, Dritan Hila and Isa Myzyraj, A series of deadly attacks is erupting. Over four days in Tirana, five people have been killed, while three others have been wounded. During last night, which may be called the capital’s longest night of the year, two serious attacks took place. In the evening hours, two anti-tank shells were fired at an armored car carrying two people. From the explosion on Myslym Shyri Street, the vehicle was destroyed and two young men were killed instantly. The victims are Vladimir Kika and Aleks Kosova. A shocking piece of news for those who witnessed the serious घटना, but also for the entire public opinion. What happened last night is unprecedented for Tirana and Albania. Four hours later, the city was shaken by another attack, in which one person was killed and two others were wounded. According to the police, the person killed is Ilir Kasmi, 27 years old. The two people wounded in this attack were immediately taken to hospital. This is a new, harsh climate of criminal terror in Tirana. Thus a frightening tally of victims is recorded in just a few days. On the capital’s crime pages, more names have been added. In just the last five days, besides last night’s victims, seven more people have been killed, including a child. In this sequence of events, the police appear completely powerless to prevent or uncover the perpetrators of the crimes. Fear and insecurity have returned to the streets of the capital. ON PAGE 2 Stekovoce, Albanians await Clinton as a national hero

Stekovoce, Albanians await Clinton as a national hero

US President Clinton says the purpose of the peace talks in Rambouillet was to stop the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo. The problem is solved to bring progress here you Novosej. Berisha, today, in Crans Montana Today the Chairman of the Democratic Party, Mr. Sali Berisha, leaves for the Crans Montana conference. The chairman of the PD announced on Friday this engagement to the chairman of the Crans Montana Forum, Jean Paul Carteron, for the well-known Swiss village. Along with Berisha will travel also the party deputy chairman, Bashkim Kopliku, its secretary general, Ylli Vejsiu, as well as the director of public relations, Ruzhdie Sefa. US President Clinton says the purpose of the peace talks in Rambouillet was to stop the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo. ON PAGE 3

Today the party chairman will leave for the USA, where he will talk with officials of the State Department and the American Congress. The Socialist Party is holding a meeting today. At this meeting, current political issues and other matters related to the country’s developments will be examined. ON PAGE 4

A bomb attack in Pristina is averted It is learned that a citizen alerted the police and the explosive device was deactivated. A suspicious vehicle with explosives was found near a building. The security forces took measures to clear people away and neutralize the danger. ON PAGE 3

The banker, customs officers and the pardoned prizes of the year 2000 Albania is experiencing yet another financial scandal, linked to the organization of the television lottery and the distribution of winnings. Citizens and various market actors are reacting to this issue. ON PAGE 3

Today, 285 days since the killing of the leader of December[?] Every day that passes since the killing of Azem Hajdari is another proof of the government's inability and lack of will to uncover and punish the perpetrators of the crime. The opposition accuses the state structures of keeping the file suspended and avoiding a full investigation. ON PAGE 3

Former mayor of Elbasan from 1992-1996, teacher of Pispirat[?], awarded "Honorary Citizen." In New York he died suddenly from a heart attack ON PAGE 3

He sold the major[?] thefts of Gaqo Apostoli Tirana is flooded again, the cause is the snow and the rainfall[?] across the whole area of Tirana ON PAGE 5 Teta: I will sue them if they do not enforce the law The former interior minister warns of a justice scandal. ON PAGE 3 The opposition does not accept it as a decision of Tirana ON PAGE 3

BY SAMI NEZA

ASIRLIK EXPERIENCE From "Torbasi" to "Original daily hygienic toilet" soaps[?] Address: Yeşil? in sim[?], Cevizli Neighborhood, Tirana

Spring water, it is among you! It calms the nerves, from pain like this. VIKOS mosh[?] only, more healthy water[?].