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Albania - Looters reach capital
Looting in the Albanian capital Tirana on Thursday (13/3) provided fresh evidence of a growing breakdown in law and order in the country.
Armed and masked men broke into a flour depot in the capital and helped themselves to the contents....
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Albania - Berisha's election campaign
President Sali Berisha wrapped up Albania's troubled election
campaign on Friday (27/6) addressing thousands of enthusiastic
supporters in the centre of Tirana.
WS and PAN rally in city square;
crowd;
man on guard on rooftop with...
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ALBANIA: VLORA: ITALIAN MILITARY EVACUATE 36 PEOPLE
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The Italian military evacuated 36 people Monday from the southern Albanian city of Vlora, the scene of recent rioting.
The evacuees were mostly Italian nationals plus 15 journalists and some aid workers were also on board....
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Albania - Thousands join anti government protests
Tens of thousands of people packed into the town square in the southern
Albanian port city of Vlore on Thursday (27/02) to demonstrate their opposition to the government.
A huge motorcade with protesters brandishing shotguns and axes...
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Albania - Evacuation of foreign civilians
Tirana was quieter on Saturday morning (15/3) with the level of
gunfire greatly reduced. A long queue had formed on Saturday morning at the US embassy as people sought papers to qualify them for evacuation by the US military.
WS...
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KOSOVO/ALBANIA BORDER: NATO AIRSTRIKES
Morini border crossing, Kukes, Albania - May 17, 1999
1. NATO planes bombing inside Kosovo
2. Various shots explosions and smoke rising after bombs hit targets
3. Planes bombing
4. Various shots explosions and smoke
5. Planes...
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ALBANIA: DEMOCRATIC PARTY PROTEST AGAINST SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT
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Democratic Party supporters in Albania have once again taken to the streets in protest at the ruling Socialist government.
The party of ex-President Sali Berisha is complaining about the rising cost of living and the...
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Pope Francis departs for visit to Albania
Pope Francis departed Rome for a one-day trip to the Balkan nation of Albania on Sunday.
In his visit, the pontiff will highlight interfaith harmony in Albania, holding it up as a model for the Middle East and other parts of the world...
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CAN158 STREET SCENES IN ALBANIA
Streets scenes in Albania with some people still wearing traditional dress alongside those in more western styles.
1.vs people walking along street, some in traditional dress others in western styles
Approx. Date
Film: Pos - Sound: Mute...
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Albania - Gun confiscation
Albanian police forces and special security units have been
raiding apartment blocks in the suburbs of the capital of
Tirana, to ferret out illegal weapons and escaped prisoners.
Heavily armed and backed by armoured personel carriers,...
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Albania - Anti-Government demonstration
Albania Democratic Party supporters in Albania took to the streets of the capital Tirana on Thursday (05/03) to protest against the ruling Socialist government.
The party of ex-President Sali Berisha is complaining about the rising cost...
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ALBANIA: DURRES: ARRIVAL OF FRENCH MILITARY SHIP ORANGE
English/Nat
French ship Orange arrived on Monday to the Albanian port of Durres.
It carried some 200 French troops and 100 vehicles, including ambulances and military.
Some 200 French troops arrived this afternoon at the Albanian port of...
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Albania - State of emergency
Albanian authorities have closed off the southern part of the country, where the anti-government opposition appears to be mostly in control, while enforcing a state of emergency, curfew and censorship in the capital, Tirana.
Albania has...
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KING OF ALBANIA HOST TO OFFICER ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Ahmed Zogu, new Balkan monarch, receives army chiefs in Palace Garden. ® Sub 1 After the speeches the wine begins to flow. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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KOSOVO/ALBANIA BORDER: KLA FIGHTERS TRAINING
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Kosovo Liberation Army (K-L-A) recruits have been training in hand-to-hand combat in the Junik mountains on the Kosovo/Albania border.
The recruits, members of the 138 brigade who are commanded by Agin Ramadani, have...
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ALBANIA: DURRES: PEOPLE FLEE AS COUNTRY DESCENDS INTO ANARCHY
Durres, Albania - 14 March 1997
1. WS child walking through burning street
2. WS buildings on fire
3. CU burning building
4. Girl in street with washing machine
5. MS burning building
6. Child dragging looted box through the street
7....
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Albania - Rebels raid army supplies
Anti-government militants in southern Albania were on Thursday (6/3) seen looting military stores and weapons on the road south of Tirana.
Rebels in Gjirokaster raided army supplies and took weapons and ammunition.
man climbing over...
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ALBANIA: VOTING BEGINS IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
English/Nat
Albanians have begun voting in parliamentary elections Sunday - they face a choice between old-style Socialists and the ruling Democrats led by President Sali Berisha who have been tainted by corruption scandals
It's been a...
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Albania - NATO exercises
About 1,700 soldiers from NATO countries and their eastern European partners began ground, sea and air manoeuvres in Albania on Monday (17/8) as the situation in the Serbian province of Kosovo continued to worsen. The manoeuvres,which...
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ALBANIA: MILITARY CONVOY IS ON THE MOVE
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Jets attacked a town outside the Albanian port city of Saranda on Wednesday, and local authorities said four protesters were hurt in a clash with army troops.
The attack came despite a Defence Ministry statement issued...
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Albania - Socialist Party celebrates victory
Albania's Socialist Party celebrated its apparent landslide election victory on Wednesday evening (2/7) with a rally in Tirana's main square.
WS rally;
overhead people dancing in the street;
CU lady dancing;
tracking shot people...
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Albania - Army carries out full-scale manoeuvres
The Albanian army carried out a series of full-scale manoeuvres on Monday (06/07), the largest since the civil unrest last year. The Albanian Prime Minister, Fatos Nano, and Defence Minister Luan Hajdaraga congratulated the Albanian...
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ALBANIA: KOSOVO REFUGEE CRISIS LATEST
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Nearly 2,000 ethnic Albanian refugees fled into Albania early on Wednesday, with claims of a new Serb campaign to clear villages in southern Kosovo.
Some also claim to have seen evidence of a massacre in the region.
In a...
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WRAP Three dead in anti-govt protests, clashes, burning cars
1. Wide pan of lines of police officers outside Prime Minister's office
2. Mid of police
3. Various of protesters marching down avenue
4. Mid of protesters marching towards Prime Minister's offices with banners
5. Protesters scuffling...