A disgraceful act by an ordinary criminal Pages 2 - 3 Bullets in the People’s Assembly. MP Azem Hajdari is wounded

Mazreku and Hajdari one day before the criminal act Deputy Hajdari in the surgery ward at the Military Hospital Mazreku and Hajdari one day before the criminal act. Deputy Hajdari in the surgery ward at the Military Hospital.

Press communiqué of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Albanian government strongly condemns yesterday’s serious act, in which MP Azem Hajdari was wounded. This serious event must be fully clarified and the responsible persons punished with the severity that a modern democratic society deserves. Provocation must not harm and penetrate; it will damage rights in the process. The relevant bodies are acting with responsibility and speed and the investigators and witnesses this serious crime. (Continues on page 2)

Berisha throws fuel on the fire What until yesterday stopped Mr. Flag sings to Mr. vandal and to the middle hours for the public opinion of the country, he declares in the crowd, in the blur on page 6 under criminal rule, force and closedness and responsibility and half- criminals is stripped bare in ruins with the collapse of the state. He explains in his own words; he with political candles. Sali Berisha with a terrorist soul makes clear the lowest act of the entire parliament that hit harder than in the whole country. The political class, especially the PD, its leader writes, using a heavy sentence push in inciting tolerance that demonstrates, arranging and doing something, and it says every condemnation that is a serious admonition. (Continues on page 2)

The U.S. government strongly condemns the assassination attempt "The whole government of America is concerned about efforts to prevent anarchy in the Parliament of Albania. Azem Hajdari, an Albanian government...?" [?] "Irene? of Parliament in Tirana, Mr. Hajdari was killed yesterday in an assassination attempt. The United States strongly condemns this act and calls on all governing factors and the opposition in Albania to avoid violence and act peacefully, and to make clear that protests are unacceptable and that the government must continue to function. We have made it clear to the Albanian government that maintaining calm, after all the recent explosions, is so important that we have placed it at the center of our discussions with them. Albania must continue on the path of political and economic reforms." Written on Wednesday, 18.09.1997

The Socialist Party welcomes and assures Albania It strongly denounces the ugly act and the crime that occurred yesterday in Parliament. We distance ourselves from this vandal and extraordinary act.

Record Muça of the President of the Republic I learned with deep indignation the news of the shooting in the Parliament of MP Azem Hajdari. This ugly act, indifference and primitive revenge of the despised crowd arouses the anger of all Albanians in a way that is for the Albanian as a person. Let them go and love the peace that all Albanians want from the South to the North.

Paqës Kano Chairman of the Council of Ministers The ordinary criminal, who in clear contradiction held the parliamentary mandate as well, will be punished strictly, and will be dealt with in accordance with the law. The relevant bodies are acting with responsibility and speed and investigators and witnesses this serious crime.

The entire Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party is hereby informed that today at 11:00 an extraordinary meeting will be held at the PPSH headquarters Parliamentary Group Presidency